Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 9:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 9 in context

Scripture Focus

4Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

5Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

6Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.

Deuteronomy 9:4-6

Biblical Context

The passage says you do not gain the land by your righteousness; God drives out the nations for their wickedness and to keep the promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The land is granted by the Lord, not earned by outward deeds, and you are warned of a stubborn, stiff-necked heart.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the story of Deuteronomy 9:4–6, the land is not a trophy earned by outward conduct; it is a state of consciousness given by the I AM. The Lord casts out the old conditions that stood in your way—the belief in personal merit—so the covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob can be fulfilled in your inner world. The “wickedness of the nations” becomes the stubborn habits of thought you permit to rule your mind. You are not brought in because of righteousness, but because your state of awareness aligns with the promise; when you cease counting deeds and begin acknowledging the word of the Lord within, you observe Providence moving freely. The essence is that God acts through your inner covenant, guiding you to a reality already established in the I AM. If you feel otherwise, revise the sense of self until the inner decree is plain: you are the one who dwells in the land, not by effort, but by recognition of what is already true in consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare: I AM that I AM possesses this land now. Dwell in that awareness for a minute, revising any sense of merit into the simple fact of being and feeling the end as present.