Neville Goddard on Joshua 11:16-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 11 in context

Scripture Focus

16So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;

17Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.

18Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

19There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.

Joshua 11:16-19

Biblical Context

Joshua and the people took the land, fighting many kings. No city surrendered except the Hivites of Gibeon, and the conquest endured long.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the inner vision, the land Joshua takes is the field of your own consciousness. Each hill, valley, and plain stands for a fixed attitude or habit you have allowed in your mind; the act of taking them by war is the steady act of assumption that these states are yours now. The kings Joshua defeats symbolize the stubborn beliefs and fears that refuse to yield to your I AM presence. The long war points to the patient, unwavering practice of keeping your attention on the fulfilled state, even when appearances contradict it. That no city made peace with Israel except the Hivites of Gibeon suggests that inner harmony comes not from external peace negotiations but from a covenant of faith within your own being; one disciplined alignment yields harmony while others still require resistance and revision. Remember: you are not conquering others but awakening the power you already are. Persist in the inner declaration, and the topography of your mind rearranges itself to reflect a new reality of freedom and obedience to the I AM.