Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 19:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 19 in context

Scripture Focus

8And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;

9If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:

10That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

Deuteronomy 19:8-10

Biblical Context

God promises territorial enlargement if you keep His commandments and love Him; if you do, you will add three cities of refuge to your land, preserving innocence and preventing bloodshed.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the I AM in you, this is not geography but a map of your inner state. When you, the I AM, choose to love the Lord thy God and walk in His ways, you invite enlargement of your coast. You do not seek to gain by force; you keep the commandments as inner laws of consciousness, and your life shifts as if a new land had been promised into being by your fidelity of feeling. The three cities of refuge are three points of mental refuge you create by imagination: places in consciousness where guilt cannot reach you, where you may rearrange events, release harm, and hold innocence safe. The reminder against shedding innocent blood becomes a law you live by in awareness—your thoughts, words, and choices no longer invite harm into your inheritance. Thus the verse is really about the inner architecture that makes outer expansion possible: a disciplined, loving state of being that builds safe, inner havens while you travel outward.

Practice This Now

Practice: In the moment, close your eyes, declare 'I AM expansion now,' and feel as if your awareness has grown. Then imagine three inner refuges—places in your mind where you protect innocence and forgive any guilt, keeping your inheritance intact.