Neville Goddard on Joshua 12:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 12 in context

Scripture Focus

7And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;

8In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:

Joshua 12:7-8

Biblical Context

The passage lists the western kings Joshua and Israel defeated and notes the lands were assigned to the tribes by their divisions.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville Goddard's frame, the list of kings and lands is not a historical ledger but a map of your own inner life. The kings of the country west of Jordan are inner states of consciousness you have allowed to rule—fear, scarcity, doubt, habit, your conditioned thoughts. The land from Baalgad to Seir and beyond represents the varied terrains of your mind, with mountains, valleys, plains, springs, wilderness—the whole range of sensations and beliefs you carry. Joshua’s act of giving the land to the tribes is the recognition that your I AM, your permanent awareness, can decree possession and boundary for any state you choose. To conquer these kings is to render them harmless by returning to the I AM, by commanding new definitions and associations. The tribes symbolize the distinct aspects of your life aligned under covenant loyalty to the divine within. When you treat these inner kingdoms as real only in your awareness, you move from external conquest to inner sovereignty—you live the kingdom in waking reality.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM as ruler of all inner states; revise a limiting belief by declaring, 'I have inherited the land of peace and plenty,' and feel it real now.