Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 7:1-7 - 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.

6For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

7The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

Deuteronomy 7:1-7

Biblical Context

God brings you into a land and defeats the nations before you; you must destroy their idols and avoid covenants with them, for you are holy and chosen, not by number but by your state of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Deuteronomy 7:1-7 as a map of your inner kingdom. The land you are brought into is your present state of consciousness, larger than any old limitation. The surrounding nations are habitual thoughts and fears—patterns you have believed would defeat you. To 'smite them' and destroy their idols is to revise and release every belief that keeps you from the I AM’s rule. Do not covenant with those deities, do not give your daughter to their son, for these are allegiances to thoughts that would lure you away from the One. Holiness is your nature—God’s chosen state—an condition of awareness that you already are, not something earned by numbers. The Lord’s love is not born of outward strength, but of alignment with the I AM. You were chosen because your inner light is ready to take possession, regardless of how few you seem in the eyes of the world. Embrace the separation from old loyalties, and watch your life reflect the sovereignty of your inner God-consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and assume the feeling, 'I am the holy and chosen I AM.' See the inner land clearing—altars topple, idols burn away—then feel the space within you expand as if you now possess the land itself.