Neville Goddard on Joshua 20:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 20 in context

Scripture Focus

5And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.

6And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.

Joshua 20:5-6

Biblical Context

It speaks of a city of refuge where an unwitting killer is protected from the avenger until judgment; after the high priest's death, he may return to his own city and home.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Joshua’s passage you are invited to inhabit a city of refuge inside your own consciousness. The avenger of blood is fear pursuing you; the slayer is the old self that acted unwittingly and hated no one beforetime. In this inner sanctuary you are protected not by external law but by the unshakable I AM awareness that never leaves you. Standing before the congregation for judgment represents facing the inner tribunal of your own being, where guilt is acknowledged and transmuted by understanding rather than punishment. The death of the high priest signals the passing of former identities—when that priest dies, you release old patterns and the mind is free to return to its true home. You come back to your city, carrying the calm of the sanctuary into daily life; the outward laws fade as your inward state expands. Mercy and justice are not distant mandates but alive in your steady, loving recognition of what you are now realizing: you are safe in the I AM you already are.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and assume, I now dwell in the inner city of refuge. The avenger cannot reach me; the old self dies, and I return to my true home.