Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 23:20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 23 in context

Scripture Focus

20Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Deuteronomy 23:20

Biblical Context

Deuteronomy 23:20 contrasts lending to a stranger with lending to a brother, linking the external instruction to the believer's obedience and blessing in the land they will possess.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of "stranger" and "brother" as faces of your own consciousness. The law speaks to your inner state: lending upon usury to the stranger is simply allowing your attention to grow toward new possibilities with a confident, growth-focused energy. To the brother you do not lend upon usury, perhaps because in that inner brother you already possess all you need; there is no scarcity to extract. The blessing of the Lord your God rests on all you set your hand to in the land you are about to possess—the inner land of imagination. This is a call to covenant loyalty: remain true to your I AM, and your outer world will follow. By keeping a generous, non-competitive imagination, you will find the land you seek appearing under your hands as you dwell in the feeling of already having it.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling that you are already blessed; imagine lending freely to the 'stranger' in your thoughts and revise any scarcity—your covenant land unfolds as you dwell in the reality of I AM.