Neville Goddard on Joshua 22:27-28 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 22 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Joshua 22:27-28

Biblical Context

The altar in Joshua 22:27-28 is described as a witness between peoples and their descendants, ensuring ongoing covenant loyalty to the LORD rather than being simply a site for offerings.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joshua 22:27-28 presents the altar not as a thing for offerings but as a witness planted in your own consciousness. The two generations—the present you and future you—are held by a single decision to serve the LORD. When the elders say, this altar is a witness between us and you, they utter a principle of the I AM: loyalty is a state of awareness that transcends outward ritual. The altar’s pattern points to a fixed point in consciousness where you acknowledge that you and your heirs share in the divine presence; to declare that another generation cannot claim exclusion is to claim inclusion in the divine life. Thus the pattern becomes a personal altar within, a boundary that keeps you from being divided and keeps your actions aligned with true worship. The outer altar was never the aim; the inner alignment is. In this light, the sacred altar is a reminder that your life is a continuous act of covenant under the I AM, ever witnessed by your own consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, and with your eyes closed, envision an altar formed in your mind’s eye. Say inwardly, 'Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD in my consciousness,' and feel the I AM standing as living boundary witnessing your loyalty.