Neville Goddard on Joshua 21:27-32 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 21 in context

Scripture Focus

27And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

28And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

29Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.

30And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,

31Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.

Joshua 21:27-32

Biblical Context

The passage lists cities given to Gershonite Levites and other tribes as cities of refuge for the killer, distributed across their lands. These places symbolize safety and justice within the community.

Neville's Inner Vision

See Joshua 21:27-32 as a map of inner refuge, not merely geography. Each city represents a state you may enter in consciousness when fear, guilt, or retribution press in. The Gershonite levitical function and the various tribes symbolize faculties and avenues of awareness that can be brought under the I AM. The designation of a 'city of refuge for the slayer' points to a mental refuge where the old law of punishment dissolves before the higher law of divine order operating through your imagination. When you awaken to the I AM, you are not trapped by past actions but protected by a sanctuary of right understanding, justice, and mercy that is always available within. The surrounding suburbs signify the surrounding thoughts and feelings you can cultivate to uphold this safety—quiet, disciplined states you carry into daily life. The underlying message is deliverance through awareness: by consciously assuming the feeling of being at rest in the I AM, you liberate yourself from inner guilt and align with true justice and freedom.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and enter a city of refuge within your mind. Reaffirm, 'I am the I AM,' revise any guilt as non-binding, and feel the safety wrap you like a warm light, carried with you wherever you go.