Neville Goddard on Joshua 18:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 18 in context

Scripture Focus

1And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

2And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.

3And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?

4Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.

5And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.

6Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

7But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.

Joshua 18:1-7

Biblical Context

The people gather at Shiloh to establish their center and organize the land, and seven tribes still lack inheritance. Joshua orders a survey and division by lot, with the Levites receiving the Lord's presence as their inheritance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Joshua as your I AM waking to the full awareness that the land of your life is already subdued by your conscious state. The assembly at Shiloh is the stabilized center within you, where the Tabernacle—the presence of God—settles in your chest and life, and the land is subdued by the power of your awareness. The seven tribes still unassigned symbolize seven faculties of your being—imagination, faith, memory, reason, desire, will, and affection—that have not yet consciously inherited their proper expression. Joshua's instruction to send men to survey and describe each portion is your inner discipline: describe what your divisions would be if you already possessed them, so that the picture becomes real. Casting lots before the LORD is your act of surrender to divine alignment—knowing that the outcome is governed by your I AM. The Levites' inheritance being presence of the LORD reminds you that consciousness itself is your true possession, not external parcels. Those beyond Jordan indicate old identifications to be left behind, as you step into a unified inner nation, a life governed by God within.

Practice This Now

Assume you already possess your seven inner faculties as your inheritance. Describe them clearly to your mind, cast your lot with the I AM, and feel it-real as your conscious center settles into unity.