Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 28:49-52 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 28 in context

Scripture Focus

49The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

50A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:

51And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.

52And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

Deuteronomy 28:49-52

Biblical Context

The text speaks of a distant nation coming against Israel, a siege that tests covenant loyalty and the people's security. It depicts hunger, confinement, and the breakdown of fortified walls.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the whole passage as a mirror of your inner life. The coming nation from far is a state of mind that seems foreign to the you you are becoming. The language you cannot understand points to the old self’s habits of interpretation, the voice of fear that cannot read the new signs your I AM is emitting. The fierce countenance and the siege on thy gates are the perception that your mental fortress might fall, that your riches and security are not sure. Yet notice: the Lord thy God hath given thee this land of awareness; the power to stand and keep faith is within, here and now. When you consciously assume you are the one who rules your inner country, and feel the certainty of corn, wine, and oil in abundance, the 'enemy' dissolves into a merely sympathetic scene. The external removal of walls is simply the old belief yielding to the new inner order. You are not at the mercy of another nation; you are dreaming a state, and you may wake to find the dream rearranged by your inner decree.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of your inner gates already secure; revise the scene by affirming I AM is the sovereign power here, and feel the abundance as if it is already yours.