Neville Goddard on Joshua 22:9-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 22 in context

Scripture Focus

9And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

10And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.

11And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.

12And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.

Joshua 22:9-12

Biblical Context

Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh depart from Shiloh to claim their land by the Jordan and build a great altar there. The other tribes fear rebellion and prepare for war until the purpose is clarified as a memorial of covenant unity.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joshua 22:9–12 presents a scene in which parts of self travel to a land of their own choosing and raise a symbol—a great altar—not to worship a rival God, but to bear witness to their covenant. In the Neville Goddard spirit, these tribes are inner states of consciousness, moving toward a cherished possession (their Jordan land) while still under the I AM that is the Life of all. The altar is a mental marker, a memory that the whole of you remains one; misreading it as a separate idol births fear and plans of battle in the collective mind. The moment you revise this, the apparent conflict dissolves: there is only one Life, and every facet of your mind functions within that single awareness. The lesson is not to erase differences but to enfold them under the witness of I AM, allowing the separated-feeling to melt into unity. So the altar, far from dividing, becomes a beacon that keeps you aware of your unity with every part of you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, assume you are already united with all parts of your mind; feel the I AM governing every thought as one Life; declare, 'We are one covenant under God-in-me' and let that feeling settle.