Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 2:8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 2 in context

Scripture Focus

8And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

Deuteronomy 2:8

Biblical Context

Passing by from our brethren denotes leaving the old sense of separation and moving along a plain into a wilderness, symbolizing a shift in inner disposition toward unity. It signals a transition from familiar ties to a new inner terrain where love of neighbor can be realized.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the I AM, this journey is not geography but a state of consciousness. 'Passing by from our brethren' is not about leaving people; it is the softening of the ego’s claim to separation. Esau’s camp can be read as the fixed self clinging to history and division. The 'way of the plain' signals a clear, unfussy path of awareness—a decision, here and now, to move. 'Turned and passed by the wilderness of Moab' marks a turning into a desert of testing where old illusions are faced and dissolved. Moab, in the inner sense, becomes a field for trust, where you do not lean on former kinship but on the I AM within. When you walk that inner wilderness in the knowledge of oneness, every encounter with a neighbor reveals unity rather than difference. The call is a practice of love that transcends roles: family, community, or tribe are seen as expressions of your own consciousness. The verse invites a practical assumption: you have already traversed the separation and now live as one with all, here and now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes; in your imagination, declare: I AM unity here and now. See yourself passing the old path and stepping into Moab's wilderness, where every encounter with a neighbor becomes a reflection of your oneness; dwell in the feeling that you are already united with all.