Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 7:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 7 in context

Scripture Focus

1When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

2And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

3Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

4For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.

5But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.

Deuteronomy 7:1-5

Biblical Context

God will lead you into a land to possess and drive out the nations before you; you must utterly destroy their idols and not form covenants or marriages with them, lest you turn away from God.

Neville's Inner Vision

In your imagination, the 'seven nations' are seven dominant beliefs and habits you have welcomed into your mind. You are called to conquer them not by coercion but by the inner law of your I AM. Destroy their altars, images, and groves by replacing every conditioned image with the one Presence that remains when you refuse compromise. Refuse covenants with lack or fear; keep your allegiance to the God within. The result is an inner sovereignty, a land of peace where you serve the I AM and the old affections lose their power as the light of awareness shines. When you cling to these illusions, you feel the inner anger that drains you; when you release them, you are suddenly free in spirit and imagination.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you already possess this land by aligning with the I AM. See the idols dissolve in a blaze of light, replace them with one altar to Presence, and feel the reality of freedom settling in as you carry this inner state into your day.