Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 18:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 18 in context

Scripture Focus

3And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

4The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.

5For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.

Deuteronomy 18:3-5

Biblical Context

The passage assigns the priest's due from sacrifices and firstfruits, given to him and his sons. It declares the Lord's choosing of them to stand in service forever.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the inner priest is your I AM, the consciousness who stands at the altar of awareness. The 'due' from the people and the 'firstfruits' are not external gifts; they are the disciplined offerings you place in the mind’s temple—the thoughts you choose, the feelings you sustain, the memories you release. By choosing to honor the inner minister—your dominant state—you call forth a continual ministry of power, clarity, and steadiness. When you regard yourself as chosen, as the one who stands in the name of the LORD within, you empower that state to rule your days, forever. The outward world then becomes a reflection of this inward agreement: you act from a single, consecrated possibility, and life answers accordingly. The nourishment and equipment of the priesthood become your daily attention and feeling of gratitude. The verse invites you to make a habit of giving your firstfruits to your inner minister, not as an external obligation but as a practical alignment of your consciousness with the state you desire. Practice the feeling of 'I am that minister now' and observe transformation.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, assume you are already the chosen priest, and offer your firstfruits—the best thought and feeling of the moment—to the I AM, feeling it real.