Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 24:12-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 24 in context

Scripture Focus

12And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

13In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 24:12-13

Biblical Context

The verses command that a poor man’s pledge be returned before sunset so he may sleep in his own clothes; keeping the promise is righteousness in the sight of God.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this image of Deuteronomy, the pledge is not a coin but a state of consciousness you have agreed to sustain. The poor man embodies a lack-filled pattern within your mind, and the pledge you fear losing is the belief you owe something to absence. When sunset comes, you do not barter anew; you deliver the pledge back into your own garment—your true being—so that the sense of want drops away. This act awakens righteousness in consciousness: you honor what you pledged to release, and you bless your life by freeing the image from bondage. As you revise and feel it real, the inner motion shifts from debt to freedom, and the I AM, your permanent self, seals the change with blessing. The outward law is but an echo of the inner law: justice manifests as your awareness refuses to serve scarcity. Remember, God is the I AM that blesses when you stand in the truth of your own ready-to-welcome abundance.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume you are the I AM and you return the pledge to your own garment at sunset; feel the relief, bless the other, and dwell in the certainty that abundance begins with this inner act. Let the day end in the awareness of righteousness.