Inner Conqueror Of Makkedah

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville Goddard frame, Joshua represents the I AM within you—awareness acting through your imagination. Makkedah is a stubborn belief that has claimed sovereignty in your mind, a little kingdom you have mistakenly allowed to rule your inner weather. The edge of the sword is the decisive word, the instant willingness to cut through every associated feeling that keeps that belief alive. When the text says the king thereof was utterly destroyed, and none remained, it is the inner victory of consciousness: that belief is dissolved, its thrill and its fear annihilated, and there is no residue left to reassert itself. The reference to what was done to Jericho is a reminder that conquest begins within and then expresses outwardly; once you clear one fortress, the others bow to the same ruler. This is the meaning of judgment and accountability—your inner life is the Kingdom of God, and you determine what thoughts may reign. By this reading, righteousness and justice flow as you continually align with the I AM, creating the world your imagination has already assumed to be true.