Neville Goddard on Joshua 16:5-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 16 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Joshua 16:5-8

Biblical Context

These verses describe the measured borders of Ephraim's inheritance. They trace how the tribe's land runs from east to west and ends at the Jordan.

Neville's Inner Vision

Inside you there are borders you continually redraw. Ephraim's borders stand for the decisions you make about loyalty to the I AM, the awareness that you are one with the Source of all life. The east border Atarothaddar represents the starting point of your commitment, the place you first affirm your being. The march toward Michmethah and Taanathshiloh, toward Janohah, is the expansion of your inner territory as your faith moves outward in right action and perception. The descent to Jericho and the crossing at Jordan symbolize the crossing of limitations into a flowing life—when you dwell in the I AM you do not fear currents but ride them. The boundary to Kanah and the sea shows that the true inheritance is not possession, but consciousness that holds you steady in unity with God, so that your outward life mirrors the settled state within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit or lie relaxed; declare, 'I AM that I AM,' and revise any boundary you feel—trace a border around the desired state (peace, abundance) and feel it real as your own.