Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 23:3-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 23 in context

Scripture Focus

3An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:

4Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

5Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

Deuteronomy 23:3-6

Biblical Context

Ammonites and Moabites are forbidden from entering the LORD’s congregation forever, for their mistreatment and Balaam’s attempted curse. Yet the Lord loves you and turns the curse into blessing, instructing you not to seek their peace or prosperity.

Neville's Inner Vision

On the inward plane, all such 'laws' are states of consciousness. The congregation of the LORD is the one I AM consciousness—your full awareness in which you are at ease, protected, and blessed. The Ammonite or Moabite is not a people but a condition: the memory of those who failed to aid you and the voice that seeks to curse you. They are kept out of the assembly to remind you that your inner sanctuary has boundaries that shield you from projected harm. The Balaam episode is not a historical event in your life but a restless thought opposed to your good. The LORD thy God turning the curse into a blessing reveals the law: your loving, inner God reverses every supposed attack as soon as you stand in the truth that you are loved. Therefore, do not seek the peace or prosperity of those outside your own now. Invoke covenant loyalty within, and Providence gently guides you from the within, not from outward conditions.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise: I am loved by the LORD; I enter the congregation of the LORD in my consciousness, and every curse is turned to blessing by my inner God. Feel the blessing now as your present reality and rest in the arising certainty.