Neville Goddard on Joshua 12:4-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 12 in context

Scripture Focus

4And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

5And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

Joshua 12:4-5

Biblical Context

These verses name Og, king of Bashan, and describe the lands he ruled—from Ashtaroth and Edrei to Mount Hermon and Bashan's borders. They indicate the extent of his kingdom and the boundary with neighboring regions.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joshua 12:4-5, through the Neville Goddard lens, is a map of your inner kingdom. Og’s coast and the lands he ruled are not about ancient topography but about states of consciousness. The remnant of the giants speaks of lingering fears and stubborn habits that still sit in the mind—Ashtaroth and Edrei as inner strongholds. When it says he reigned in mount Hermon, Salcah, and Bashan, hear it as the reigning beliefs, the elevated thoughts you have allowed to govern your life. The borders—Geshurites, Maachathites, and half Gilead—mark the self-imposed limits you carry, the boundaries drawn around what you deem possible. Yet in true Neville fashion, these descriptions are opportunities: you can revise the map by affirming a higher ruler, the I AM, who speaks as king over every field of your consciousness. The presence of God is not distant; it is the awareness that you are, now, the one who commands these lands. By imagining yourself as sovereign, you dissolve the giants and redraw the lines in favor of your desired reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise: 'I AM is king of my mind, and all giants are dethroned.' Feel the inner borders recede and the land redrawn under your true I AM.