Inner Covenant With Every Neighbor
Deuteronomy 23:7-8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Deuteronomy 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The text instructs not to hate Edomites or Egyptians, recognizing a shared humanity; it also notes their descendants may join the LORD’s assembly in the third generation.
Neville's Inner Vision
Interpret this as a divine instruction to treat every neighbor as kin within your own consciousness. You are told not to abhor the Edomite or the Egyptian because they are related to you in the higher awareness you call I AM. In your inner world, judgments about others are movements of fear; when you habituate a state of unconditional acceptance, you invite those 'others' to appear as allies of your own growth. The congregation of the LORD is the assembly of your inner I AM—a state of harmony where all aspects of yourself are welcomed. The third generation hints that such a shift is cumulative, not instant; as you persist in the feeling that all are brothers, generations of your belief rearrange themselves until those who once seemed foreign enter your spiritual congregation.
Practice This Now
Assume the feeling: 'I AM one with all; I do not abhor any neighbor.' Then revise any annoyance as a mere thought-formation and feel this reality until it becomes your habitual state.
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