Neville Goddard on Joshua 23:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 23 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.

2And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:

Joshua 23:1-2

Biblical Context

After Israel has rest from its enemies, Joshua, now old, gathers the leaders and speaks of his aging. He reminds them to stay faithful to the covenant and to seek wisdom and obedience as they finish the journey.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the verse as a reveal of consciousness. Joshua’s old age is not a deterioration but a symbolic state of a mind that has lived in obedience to the I AM and now rests in that fulfilled state. The rest from their enemies is the inner peace that comes when the mind ceases strife with appearances and accepts the truth that God has already achieved the victory within. The gathering of Israel’s elders, heads, judges, and officers is the summoning of every faculty of consciousness—the memory, the reason, the will, the perception—into one decision: fidelity to the covenant of God within. When Joshua says, I am old and stricken in age, he declares that the outer frame has changed, while the inner state remains constant and potent. The true leader is not a general with drawn sword but the I AM acting through you, guiding with discernment and mercy. So you approach any retirement from surface battles by assuming the victorious, covenant-aligned self here and now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the still, rested state of the I AM. Revise 'I am old and stricken in age' to 'I am the I AM, eternally young in consciousness' and feel it real as you breathe.