Neville Goddard on Joshua 22:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 22 in context

Scripture Focus

1Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

2And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:

3Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God.

4And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.

5But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

6So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.

7Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,

8And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

Joshua 22:1-8

Biblical Context

Joshua commends the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh for keeping Moses' command and Joshua's voice, then sends them back to their tents with rest and possession, inviting them to love the LORD and keep His commandments. The passage upholds covenant loyalty as the path to divine blessing.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this text, the tribes are not distant peoples but inner states of your own consciousness. Their faithfulness to Moses and to my voice represents your willingness to align with the law of the I AM within. Rest promised to their brethren signals the quiet stability that comes when your mind ceases its wandering and rests in the truth of God. The exhortation to love the LORD, walk in His ways, keep His commandments, cleave to Him, and serve Him with all your heart and soul is a map of conscious alignment—an inner protocol for total devotion to Source. When you maintain this alignment, abundance follows not as a mere external spoil but as a felt reality—the harmony of your ideas, energies, and relationships flowing together. The blessing given to the tribes and their division of spoil with brethren becomes an inner economy: your inner parts share their gifts with the whole, maintaining unity and wholeness. This scene is strength and rest formed from obedience to your true nature.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already living in your inner land, having kept the divine command to love God with all your heart. Feel the rest and the abundance as present reality and allow every part of you to share its gifts with the whole.