Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 27:15-26 - 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.

20Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

21Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

22Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

23Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

24Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

25Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

26Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deuteronomy 27:15-26

Biblical Context

The passage lists several curses for breaking the covenant: idolatry, dishonoring parents, deceit, perverting justice, incest, bestiality, and murder for hire. It frames these as outcomes that follow from inner choices rather than external acts alone.

Neville's Inner Vision

These verses are not external judgments against others but a map of your inner states. The 'graven image' is the thought-form you fashion in secret, the belief that some power outside your I AM governs your life. When you hide this idol in a secret place, you split awareness from its expressions, and the outer world mirrors that split. To dishonor father and mother is to betray the authority within your own heart; to move a neighbour's landmark is to redraw the boundaries of your own consciousness, placing others in a false position. Perverting the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow is a misreading of reality—seeing lack where the divine Presence is. The rest of the curses follow this same logic: actions that violate truth arise from a mind separated from the I AM. If you would escape the weight of these curses, begin with a definitive inner assumption: I AM the law and accept no other ruler. Revise by feeling the ONE presence now governing all you think, say, and do, and imagine your life as a faithful demonstration of that inner alignment.

Practice This Now

Choose one area of life where you feel misalignment and revise by assuming the feeling 'I AM the law'—then feel-it-real that this inner alignment governs every thought, word, and action, transforming your world.