Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 31:23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 31 in context

Scripture Focus

23And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

Deuteronomy 31:23

Biblical Context

God commands Joshua to be strong and courageous, promising to be with him as he leads Israel into the land.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joshua in this text is your inner awareness—the I AM that desires a larger life. The charge to be strong and of good courage is not a call to brute effort, but a shift in consciousness. The land promised stands for the state you are moving into by the power of your I AM—prosperity, harmony, and meaning realized within. When you admit that the I AM is with you—always attentive, guiding, and unshakable—the fear falls away. The word with thee is the guarantee that this inner Presence accompanies your every move. As you dwell in this conviction, you feel courage rise as a natural reflex, and your outer circumstances begin to align with the inner state. Your practice is to assume the end: to know, here and now, that the I AM is with you, and you are already in the land of your desires. The promise is not future hope but present assurance that transforms the journey into a homecoming of consciousness.