Neville Goddard on Joshua 20:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 20 in context

Scripture Focus

3That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

4And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

Joshua 20:3-4

Biblical Context

The passage shows a city that shelters an unwitting killer, providing refuge so he may dwell safely among the community.

Neville's Inner Vision

Turned through Neville's consciousness, the city of refuge is a state of awareness. The slayer is the old, reactive mind that acts without awareness; the avenger of blood is guilt that pursues you after the event. The city gates and elders symbolize the inner order of the I AM and its wise faculties. When you flee to this inner city, you are not escaping punishment but aligning with a higher law that forgives and reorganizes memory. The elders receive you and give you a place, meaning you are allowed to dwell in a new atmosphere of consciousness—one in which you are no longer defined by past impulsiveness but by the constant presence of God within. The act of standing at the gate and declaring your cause represents a deliberate acknowledgement of the I AM as witness and judge in the mind. This is covenant loyalty: you choose to live from the truth rather than the fear of the old self. In this process, mercy and justice meet as one: regulation of thought by truth, and rest in its radiant security.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, imagine standing at the gate of your inner city, declare your case to the inner elders, and feel yourself dwelling there in the I AM.