Neville Goddard on Joshua 2:14-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 2 in context

Scripture Focus

14And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

16And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

17And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

18Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee.

19And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

20And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

21And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

Joshua 2:14-21

Biblical Context

Rahab hid the spies and protected them on condition of an oath. The scarlet cord signified a protected doorway for her family when the land was given.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joshua 2:14-21 reveals an inner economy where fear meets faith and a vow of protection becomes the doorway to your promised land. Rahab, standing on the wall of the city, represents the awakened consciousness that chooses the higher law over panic. She negotiates not with might but with fidelity to a covenant already established by the I AM within. The scarlet cord is not a mere color but the luminous symbol of life—your living agreement with God as I AM, binding your home to the fulfilled state. When the spies declare they will be blameless and the land awaits its declaration, they are naming the inner certainty that accompanies your declared state. The pursuers symbolize your fears; the window and the three days symbolize a sacred pause in which the old conditions fade as you rest in the truth you have chosen. The land, then, is a state of consciousness you enter by maintaining the vow: I am protected, I am true, I am in possession now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already in the land. See a scarlet thread tied in the window of your inner house and feel the security of your vow; rest there for a few minutes until the sense of protection feels real.