Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 25:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 25 in context

Scripture Focus

1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

2And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.

Deuteronomy 25:1-2

Biblical Context

When there is a dispute, it is brought before judges who justify the righteous and condemn the wicked. If the offender is worthy of punishment, the judge causes him to lie down and be beaten according to his fault.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the judges are the I AM within your consciousness, and the controversy is a clash of inner beliefs. The righteous are the thoughts that align with truth; the wicked are the old habits and fears that resist. When you feel quarrelsome, you are invited to justify what serves life and condemn what does not. The beating is not punishment from an outer court but a call to discipline the mind: let the old story lie down and rest in awareness so a new clarity may stand. The beating occurs in consciousness, before the face of the I AM, until fault is seen and released. The clause about a 'certain number' signals a defined, finite adjustment—an exact revision, not endless strife. In this inner courtroom you decide the outcome by your present assumption. If you truly feel and imagine the just result as already real, the outer dispute aligns with that inner state, and justice is established by aligning with your divine reality.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner judge now and declare the righteous state already real. Revise a current dispute by seeing the other party as your higher self, and feel the old conflict dissolve into harmony.