Neville Goddard on Joshua 1:1-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,

2Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.

3Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.

4From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

5There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

6Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

7Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

11Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.

12And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,

13Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.

14Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;

15Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.

16And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.

17According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

18Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.

Joshua 1:1-18

Biblical Context

After Moses' death, God commissions Joshua to lead Israel into the promised land. He promises His enduring presence, commands obedience to the Law, and invites fearless action grounded in faith.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the Lord speaks as the whisper of your I AM, summoning Joshua to cross the Jordan from lack into realization. The land promised is the inward state you already possess in consciousness; the Jordan is the boundary you move through in imagination. I will be with thee is the truth of your own awareness that never abandons you; fear and resistance are only mis-taken identities seeking to rule your mind. Be strong and of good courage becomes an inner posture: anchor yourself in the law—the constant meditation of what is true about you. Let the book of the law remain in your mouth as habitual thought, so that your mind hums with the condition you desire until your way is prosperous and your actions align with it. The closing promise that the Lord is with you wherever you go is not future assurance but present reality when you dwell in the I AM.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already standing in the promised land; revise any fear by declaring 'I am' and 'God is with me' until the feeling of victory is real. Visualize stepping across the Jordan today and perform one concrete action that aligns with that inner certainty.