Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 5:6-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 5 in context

Scripture Focus

6I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

7Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

8Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

9Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,

10And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

Deuteronomy 5:6-10

Biblical Context

God declares Himself as deliverer and demands exclusive loyalty. He forbids idols and promises mercy to those who love Him and keep His commands.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider that 'I am the LORD thy God' is not a distant tribal proclamation but the awakening within you: the I AM that knows no separation. The exodus from Egypt is the withdrawal of attention from the hypnotic image of bondage—the fear of lack, the belief in limitation—and a moving toward inner liberty. The prohibition of other gods and of images is a discipline of the mind: you must not worship counterfeit causes, for every idol is a false attribution of power away from your own I AM. The 'jealous God' line expresses that you cannot share your allegiance with illusions; your inner state must be singular, focused. The 'iniquity of the fathers' becomes your patterning—old beliefs handed down—yet the text promises mercy to those who 'love me and keep my commandments'—that is, who maintain the feeling of the one God and act from alignment with that truth. In your world of forms, events appear when your inner state agrees with it; therefore the world is your own dream.

Practice This Now

Assume the consciousness of the I AM as your sole Lord. Close your eyes, feel the release from bondage, and insist, 'I am free now,' then act from that inner truth in daily choices.