Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 27:15-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 27 in context

Scripture Focus

15Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

17Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

18Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deuteronomy 27:15-19

Biblical Context

The passage lists curses against idol worship, dishonoring parents, tampering with boundaries, leading the blind astray, and corrupting judgment toward strangers, orphans, and widows.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville Goddard perspective, these curses are not distant punishments but inner alarms signaling misalignment with the I AM. Idolatry is the feverish clutching to an image instead of the truth that God is here now as your own awareness. The 'work of the hands of the craftsman' becomes the mental images you fashion in secret, the beliefs you hide in a quiet corner of your mind, which govern your choices as if they were external laws. When a person 'sets light by his father or his mother' or violates boundaries, it shows a mindset that places conditions on life and forgets the unity of all expression under divine law. The cursing of one who leads the blind astray or perverts judgment toward the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow mirrors a conscience that denies the living connection of all beings. Neville teaches that you can reverse these signs by assuming the opposite: you are the I AM, and your inner world creates your outward conditions. By revising with the intention to realign and feeling the truth of harmony, you dissolve the impression of curses and awaken to divine order within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and, in the awareness I AM, imagine removing all inner idols and blessing every neighbor, visitor, and vulnerable one. Then declare quietly, 'I am the I AM; I create only what harmonizes with divine justice,' and feel the reality of perfect order in this moment.