Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 26:17-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 26 in context

Scripture Focus

17Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

18And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;

Deuteronomy 26:17-18

Biblical Context

You proclaim the LORD as your God and vow to walk in His ways and keep His statutes. In return, the LORD declares you His peculiar people to keep all His commandments.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of this as an inner negotiation in which your ego-consciousness aligns with the divine I AM. The 'LORD' you avouch is not a distant ruler but the awakened principle within you. By assuming, you declare that your present state is governed by God’s ways, statutes, and voice, and by that very act you draw down the reciprocal acknowledgment: you are now the LORD’s peculiar people, marked by obedience and a life felt in harmony with the divine law. The two avouchments are the same act viewed from different angles of consciousness: your choice to be governed by the divine, and the I AM’s choice to claim you as one of His own. When you dwell in this mutual recognition, you stop seeking externally and begin living from the inner covenant. Obedience is not a burden but a natural alignment with your true nature, a feeling of being guided by an inner voice that you can hear whenever you quiet the mind and imagine yourself already living this fidelity.

Practice This Now

Imaginatively declare: I am the LORD’s beloved and His peculiar person; I walk in His ways now. Feel it real by breathing into the certainty of that state until obedience becomes your natural habit.