Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 2:21-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 2 in context

Scripture Focus

21A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:

22As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:

23And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)

Deuteronomy 2:21-23

Biblical Context

Deuteronomy 2:21-23 describes a powerful people being destroyed by the LORD and displaced by others, illustrating Providence reshaping the inner landscape and bringing liberation. It shows that the occupying forces can be replaced by new dwellers, a pattern you can mirror in your inner life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the LORD as the I AM that dwells in you, the constant observer of every inner state. The Anakims and their fellow tribes are not ancient armies but towering beliefs and stubborn habits you have accepted as reality. When you stand in the consciousness of your own wholeness and assume a new, desired occupancy, Providence reforms the inner map: the old giants are perceived as vanquished, and new inhabitants take their place in the citadel of your mind. This is not history but a dramatization of your inner weather. The divinely guided destruction of the old keepsakes makes room for the next level of being; the children of Esau and their lands become the old self you no longer identify with. By realizing that you are the ruler of your inner country—the I AM—you permit your imagination to do the work of transformation. The conquest is inner, not external; it is the shift in consciousness that compels events to align with your new perception. When you feel the truth of the wish fulfilled, you need only persist in that feeling and let the new dwellers inhabit your inner terrain.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and assume the land is already yours; picture the old giants vanquished and new occupants occupying the ground of your mind, then feel the reality of this shift as if it were now.