Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 27:1-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 27 in context

Scripture Focus

1And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.

2And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister:

3And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

4Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.

5And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.

6Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:

7And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.

8And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

9And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.

10Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

Deuteronomy 27:1-10

Biblical Context

Moses, with the elders, commands Israel to keep the commandments and prepare to enter the land. They are to set up stones, plaster them, write the law on them, build an altar, offer sacrifices, and declare that they are the LORD'S people who must obey his voice.

Neville's Inner Vision

All these outward acts are mirror images of your inner state. The crossing of Jordan is the crossing from mere desire into the land of settled awareness. The stones set up on Mount Ebal and plastered represent fixed beliefs you deliberately harden into the structure of your consciousness. The writing of every word of the law on those stones is the discipline of declaring a complete order inside you—an inner decree that you will live by the commandments of your true self, not by fear or absence. The altar of unhewn stones, untouched by iron tools, signals a worship free from forced manipulation; you honor the I AM by letting your nature be as it is, offering burnt offerings and peace offerings of gratitude and joy. When Moses and the priests declare, 'Take heed,' they invite you to become conscious of your allegiance to the LORD thy God—your own higher self. To obey the voice of the LORD is to align your imagined state with that I AM, until the outer world reflects your inner covenant. The land that flows with milk and honey is your inner abundance—felt and declared as real here and now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume the state 'I am obedient to the LORD my God' and hold it for five minutes, feeling the truth as if you already live in the land of abundance. Then imagine writing the law on inner stones and seeing your outer life reflect that settled order.