Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 8:1-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 8 in context

Scripture Focus

1All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.

2And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

3And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

4Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.

5Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.

6Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

7For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

8A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;

9A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.

10When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

Deuteronomy 8:1-10

Biblical Context

The passage commands obedience to live, prosper, and enter the land, recalling the wilderness as a test of heart and a lesson that life comes from the word of the Lord, not merely bread; discipline leads to entering a land of abundance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the scene as your inner psychology: the commandments are states of consciousness I AM calling you to inhabit. The forty years of trial are the inner tests the I AM permits to reveal what lives in your heart—that you keep these commandments or not. Hunger and manna signify you are fed not by bread alone but by the word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord within you. Your garments and feet that do not wear are signs that when you dwell in alignment, time loses its sting. Just as a father disciplines his child, the Lord disciplines you to refine your inner nature and to recognize your power to choose a good land. So you keep the commandments, walk in his ways, and fear him. The Lord leads you into a good land—the abundance you now possess: rivers, grain, vines, and fullness of heart. When you have eaten, bless the Lord within.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already dwelling in the land of abundance; feel the fullness as a present truth and bless it with a acknowledged inner word.