Neville Goddard on Joshua 22:24-29 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 22 in context

Scripture Focus

24And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel?

25For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.

26Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:

27But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.

28Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.

29God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.

Joshua 22:24-29

Biblical Context

Israelites choose to build an altar not for offerings but as a sign that their worship of the LORD continues across generations. The altar is meant to prevent future divisions by reminding everyone that the LORD is present and the covenant remains intact.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the Jordan is a border between states of consciousness. The altar you and your past selves raise is not for burnt offerings, but to witness your unwavering allegiance to the LORD in the I AM you inhabit. The fear voiced by future generations is but a memory that you choose to dissolve: you are not divided from the Source, you are the Source in constant service. When you imagine the altar as a pattern that speaks between you and the whole, you claim a oneness that transcends time and tribal partisanship. The phrase 'Behold the pattern of the altar' becomes a command to return to the original act of worship: awareness continuous, devotion steady, sacrifices unnecessary because you offer your attention to the LORD of your mind. Do not rebel by chasing external forms; instead set up within a living sign that confirms your covenant with the LORD now, and let the generations within you reverence that unity. Thus, you protect your inner sanctuary and invite the world to worship with you in spirit and truth.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine an altar within your chest, a living witness of your covenant with the LORD. Say, 'I am one with God; my worship remains intact.' Then soften fear about future generations and revise any sense of division by affirming the unity already yours.