Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 2:30 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 2 in context

Scripture Focus

30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.

Deuteronomy 2:30

Biblical Context

Verse 2:30 presents Sihon blocking passage and God hardening his spirit, making his heart obstinate so the people could be delivered.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the text speaks of Sihon, who would not permit passage, and of the LORD hardening his spirit so that he became obstinate enough to be delivered into your hand. In Neville’s psychology, Sihon is not a person out there but a stubborn state of your own consciousness resisting your next forward step. The hardening is not punishment but a cosmic yes: the I AM, your present awareness, tunes the screen of your world so that a necessary breakthrough can appear. When you realize that your 'enemy' is a belief or habit you have not allowed yourself to renew, the 'hardened heart' becomes a teacher, showing you where your attention has not yet settled into your desired state. The scene demonstrates Providence: the divine momentum that guides you to where you want to be, even when appearances oppose it. Your obedience and faithfulness lie in not arguing with the resistance but in choosing the imagined end and dwelling there until it feels real in you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: For 5 minutes, assume the end you desire is already real in your inner state—passage and deliverance. Then dwell in that feeling until it lingers in your senses.