Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 8:14-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 8 in context

Scripture Focus

14Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

15Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

16Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;

17And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

18But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

Deuteronomy 8:14-18

Biblical Context

The passage warns not to let the heart rise in pride and forget God who delivered, guided, and fed the people. It teaches that true wealth is given by God to establish His covenant, not earned by personal might.

Neville's Inner Vision

In your present consciousness, Deuteronomy 8:14-18 unfolds as a map of your inner life. The wilderness and its trials symbolize mental states of fear, lack, and self-reliance; manna and water signal ongoing divine provision within awareness. When you say, “My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth,” you are identifying with a separated self. The truth is that wealth and power arise as the I AM moves through your life when you remember God. Treat the verse as a rule of inner physics: the covenant is kept or broken by what you assume about your relation to the source. If you revise the pride thought and tell yourself, “The I AM gives me power to get wealth,” you realign with the living current that nourishes manifestation. In that remembered state, gratitude saturates your world, and the outward signs of wealth become natural expressions of your inner covenant with the divine.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and, in the I AM, revise the pride sentence to, “The wealth I possess is given by God through the I AM.” Feel the truth as real now and let gratitude steady your day.