Neville Goddard on Joshua 11:10-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 11 in context

Scripture Focus

10And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.

11And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

12And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.

Joshua 11:10-12

Biblical Context

Joshua conquers Hazor, defeats its king, and destroys the cities as commanded. This shows a decisive action carried out under divine instruction.

Neville's Inner Vision

Hazor is the central belief within you that still claims authority—the head of all inner kingdoms. To take Hazor is to decide that this pattern no longer rules your experience and to turn your gaze to the I AM that animates you. When the king is smitten with the sword, you enforce a new self-conception, severing allegiance to the old story. The fire that destroys is the cleansing light of awareness burning away memories and fears that fed that kingdom. The cities and kings you destroy are scattered thoughts and habits you no longer tolerate, replaced by the living order of your true self. Obedience to Moses, the servant of the LORD, becomes obedience to your inner law—the divine directive that dwells within you as I AM. As you align with that law, the old kingdoms vanish and the inner map reorganizes around the kingdom that cannot fade: your constant awareness of being.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and declare, I AM the ruler here. Visualize Hazor dissolving into light and the old pattern melting away, leaving the inner kingdom you now call home.