Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 29:23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 29 in context

Scripture Focus

23And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

Deuteronomy 29:23

Biblical Context

Plainly, the verse portrays the land as brimstone and salt, a barren, burning place—an outer image of a people under judgment. It points to a state that cannot sustain sowing or growth.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the land you see in this verse as the landscape of your own consciousness. The brimstone and burning are not cosmic punishment but the appearance of thought-forms that have starved themselves of sowing and tending. In this reading, the LORD's anger is the swift, tense movement of your attention when you identify with lack or fear, the mind crying out for something it believes it lacks. But the I AM, your awareness, remains untouched, simply observing the scene. When you acknowledge that you are the perceiver of this landscape, you can choose to revise it. See the land not as condemned and sterile, but as a field you now sow with seeds of prosperity, gratitude, and creative faith. The Sodom-like overthrow becomes a symbolic mechanism of correction: you are called to turn from scorched patterns and cultivate a thriving inner country. Let the feeling of abundance, health, and fertile growth fill your body as you assume the state comfortable and true. As you dwell in that state, the external landscape begins to shift to match your inner image.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the inner land you desire is already flourishing. Feel it real for a few minutes by quietly repeating I AM and dwelling in the sensation of sowing, watering, and harvest.