Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 28:53-57 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 28 in context

Scripture Focus

53And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:

54So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:

55So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.

56The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

57And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

Deuteronomy 28:53-57

Biblical Context

The text shows people starving during a siege and turning on each other, driven by fear and scarcity. It paints judgment and breakdown as consequences of a tested covenant.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville’s vision, the siege is a state of consciousness, not a place. God is the I AM, the land is your inner kingdom, and the flesh eaten is the fruit of beliefs that separate you from supply. When you identify with lack, you become the tender one who consumes possible good, turning love into judgment and closing the gates to abundance. The stark imagery reveals the inner economy of fear and fault-finding: you reap sorrow because you have failed to revise the thought that feeds your world. The cure is immediate: assume the already-present state of fullness, align with the truth that you are the source of all nourishment, and feel it real. See every relationship and resource as supplied by your consciousness, not by outer conditions. With this awakening, you dissolve the siege, and your inner atmosphere rises into a feast where imagination governs your life.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, place a hand on your heart, and declare I AM the source of all nourishment. Then imagine your home and loved ones fed by your consciousness, and feel the fullness as if it were already yours.