Neville Goddard on Joshua 15:5-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

5And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:

6And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

7And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:

8And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

9And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:

10And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

11And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

12And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

Joshua 15:5-12

Biblical Context

It lists the borders of Judah, from the Salt Sea east of the Jordan to the western sea, with northern and southern markers described along the hills and valleys. The map emphasizes covenant boundaries and lineage as the framework of possession.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of these lines as a map of your inner territory. The east, north, and west borders do not lie on land but in your own states of consciousness. The Salt Sea to the east is the living memory and the tide of experience, and Jordan marks the threshold you pass when you decide what you will identify with as I AM. Each boundary—north from the bay of the sea, the ascent toward Debir, the valley of Achor, the hill of Nephtoah—represents a movement of attention, a choice of allegiance. To possess the land is to settle into a continuous assurance that you are the owner of your inner Jerusalem: your covenant loyalty to the I AM, your fidelity to family and integrity, is the boundary that keeps fear and doubt from encroaching. As you align your feeling with the truth that you are the Kingdom within, the geography of your life rearranges itself accordingly. The borders you hold steady become your full inheritance, and the nation within steps forth into visible reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the I AM as your permanent identity. Draw a boundary around your inner field and feel the Kingdom already within you expanding into your life.