Neville Goddard on Joshua 18:11-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

11And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

12And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.

13And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.

14And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.

15And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:

16And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,

17And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,

18And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:

19And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.

20And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.

Joshua 18:11-20

Biblical Context

Benjamin's inheritance is defined by borders between Judah and Joseph, outlining the north, south, east, and west limits of his territory. The passage details how these borders encircle his inheritance by family.

Neville's Inner Vision

You are the I AM, and the land you claim is the field of your consciousness. Benjamin represents a state of loyalty to the covenant with God within you, bordered by the movements of attention that keep this unity intact. The borders described—north from Jordan past Jericho toward Bethel and Kirjathbaal, around Nephtoah and Hinnom, and along the sea—are not geography but the inner lines you draw to protect your peace and order. When you inhabit this inner territory, your outer life aligns with that order: distractions fall away, and a harmonious community of thoughts and feelings forms around your centered Self. The act of mapping the border is a choice to hold the I AM as your dominant reality, to let your covenant shape every moment, and to see the kingdom of God established within. Test your inner geography: where will you let Jordan cross, where will you let fear recede, and where will you dwell in the certainty of your inherited unity.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and draw a circle around your heart as your inner Benjamin; affirm that you already possess peace and unity, then feel that boundary harden into living reality.