Neville Goddard on Joshua 22:34 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 22 in context

Scripture Focus

34And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.

Joshua 22:34

Biblical Context

Reuben and Gad raise an altar named 'Ed' as a public sign that the LORD is God, creating a shared witness to their covenant loyalty and true worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how the external act becomes an inward discipline. In Neville's language, the people outside are states of consciousness; the altar Ed is not a stone but a fixed awareness in you that witnesses that the LORD is God. The slightest inner movement—doubt, fear, generosity, trust—takes form as a declaration: 'I am aware of God as my reality.' When you call the altar Ed, you name your own awareness as a witness to the truth you choose to renew: that the LORD, the I AM within, is the one Reality governing your life. The covenant loyalty shown by Reuben and Gad becomes your fidelity to the inner God; the altar is a reminder not to worship a separate idol but to treat your consciousness as the temple where God dwells. By keeping Ed as a permanent witness, you align your feeling, thought, and action with the truth that you are one with the divine. Each moment is a choice to affirm this wholeness rather than succumb to separation.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the altar Ed within you; repeat, 'The LORD is God within me' and feel the truth as if it already is so. Hold that feeling for a few breaths and let it revise your sense of self as one with the I AM.