Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 18:9-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 18 in context

Scripture Focus

9When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

10There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.

11Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

12For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

13Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

14For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

Deuteronomy 18:9-14

Biblical Context

The passage commands you not to imitate the practices of other nations and not to practice divination or witchcraft. It declares that such things are an abomination and that you should be perfect with the Lord.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville's lens, the land you enter is your present consciousness and the 'abominations' are inner habits of fear and craving. Divination, observers of times, enchantment, and necromancy are not distant rites to fear; they are images of needing signs, control, and memory. When you claim the I AM as your reality, you align with the inner Lord and become perfect with the LORD in your inner life. The prohibition is a reminder to stop seeking outside proofs and to trust the I AM within as the sole source of guidance. To practice, assume the feeling that you are already guided by this inner presence, revise any moment that seeks omens, and dwell in the sense of wholeness. As you persist in that end state, the sense of separation dissolves and your outer experience follows from your inner consistency. You do not abandon life; you restore it to one unified awareness, the I AM.