Neville Goddard on Joshua 1:11-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 1 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Joshua 1:11-15

Biblical Context

Joshua commands preparation and crossing the Jordan in three days to possess the land God gives. The Reubenites, Gadites, and half-Manasseh are told to stay with their families while the armed go before their brethren to help them until all have possessed the land, then return.

Neville's Inner Vision

Crossing the Jordan is a parable of your inner state. The Jordan marks the boundary between a former self and the land of realized purpose. When Joshua says, 'Prepare… for within three days you shall pass over,' he points to a deliberate shift in consciousness: the I AM awakens to possession, and imagination becomes your reality. The tribes left with wives and little ones stand for those aspects of feeling that must rest while the courageous faculties—faith, will, and imagination—lead the way. These mighty men of valour go first to secure the new state, showing that inner force creates conditions for others to follow. When the LORD has given your brethren rest, you return to your own land—your renewed sense of self that can now enjoy what has been created. Practically, you are crossing now in imagination; align your assumption with the end you seek, and feel-the-rest and possession arising from that inner act.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, close your eyes, and imagine the Jordan before you. State, 'In three days I cross; I possess the land the LORD gives,' and feel-it-real the peace, readiness, and new state of being.