Dwelling With The Stranger Within

Deuteronomy 23:16 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 23 in context

Scripture Focus

16He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.
Deuteronomy 23:16

Biblical Context

Deuteronomy 23:16 commands that a fugitive or stranger may dwell among you at a chosen gate, and you must not oppress him.

Neville's Inner Vision

To us, the law speaks of a stranger dwelling among you, choosing a gate, and not being oppressed. In this light, the stranger is any part of you longing shelter, mercy, or justice that you have not fully welcomed. When you imagine yourself allowing this inner guest to dwell in a place you favor—your chosen gate of awareness—you are naming the truth that your life is the outer reflection of your inner state. Oppressing him is the habit of denying home to a portion of your being; granting him shelter is the act of revising separation, letting fear transform into faith. The I AM—the living awareness behind all—does not reject any part of you; it invites every fragment into the one room where love rules. By assuming that this 'fugitive' already resides with you, you dissolve judgment, heal contradiction, and align outer circumstances with the mercy and justice you imagine.

Practice This Now

Assume for a moment that the inner stranger is already dwelling in your chosen gate; affirm, 'I shelter every part of me in the I AM,' and feel that shelter as real by breathing into it.

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