Neville Goddard on Joshua 16:1-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 16 in context

Scripture Focus

1And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,

2And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

3And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer; and the goings out thereof are at the sea.

4So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

5And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;

6And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;

7And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.

8The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.

9And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

10And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.

Joshua 16:1-10

Biblical Context

Joseph's inheritance is described with borders for Ephraim and Manasseh, from Jericho to the Jordan. The passage also notes that Canaanites remained in Gezer and paid tribute.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this map of borders lies your interior territory. The lot given to Joseph’s sons corresponds to your states of consciousness: Manasseh and Ephraim are facets of your self seeking fullness. The east border and the Jordan are not external geography but movements of your awareness toward Bethel and Luz; each boundary marks a decision of attention. When you say, 'I am the inheritance,' you are naming your capacity to dwell in a state of wholeness. The fact that the Canaanites remain amid Gezer is a gentle reminder that you often tolerate lingering old identities rather than driving them out by insistence of faith; you balance old habit with new assurance. Your true inheritance is not a plot of land but a stable, loving inner alignment with the I AM, a consciousness that does not fear lack or otherness. As you cultivate it, the outer landscape shifts to reflect your inner claim, and your life moves toward the Jordan of conscious arrival rather than contention.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare, 'I am Ephraim and Manasseh in one heart; I claim my inner inheritance now.' Visualize the borders of your inner land as clear boundaries of attention, and feel gratitude as you inhabit them.