Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 9:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 9 in context

Scripture Focus

1Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,

2A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!

Deuteronomy 9:1-2

Biblical Context

Israel is told to cross the Jordan and possess lands greater than themselves, including the Anakim. The passage emphasizes faith, obedience, and covenant loyalty in the face of daunting foes.

Neville's Inner Vision

To hear these words is to hear the inner command: you are already standing on the bank of your Jordan, and the land you seek is a state of consciousness, not a map. The nations you must possess are your beliefs about limitation—those thoughts that tell you you cannot, that you are outmatched by giants. The Anakim imagery speaks to colossal memories and habitual fears that have records in your mind. Yet the text does not urge external conquest; it invites an inward reconciliation with your I AM, the awareness that never surrenders to fear. When you hear, 'Who can stand before the children of Anak?' the answer arises from within: no external circumstance can stand before your integrated state of consciousness. The promised land is your art of imagining; through unwavering trust and obedience to the inner law, Providence guides you, harmonizing energies until the fortifications fade and the gates of heaven open within. This is covenant loyalty to your own being: you move forward with confidence, knowing you have already crossed, you have already possessed, you are already home.