Neville Goddard on Joshua 3:11-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 3 in context

Scripture Focus

11Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.

12Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.

13And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.

14And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

15And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)

16That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

17And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.

Joshua 3:11-17

Biblical Context

The ark goes ahead of Israel into the Jordan, carried by the priests; as the feet touch the waters, the river parts and all the people cross over on dry ground.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the ark as the I AM within me—the unwavering awareness that stands before every experience. When the priests of disciplined thought bear this ark into the Jordan of seeming limitation, the moment my attention allows the waters to touch my sense of self, the stream parts and I stand upon an heap of dry ground. The waters descended from above are my past worries, rising and then becoming still, revealing that change is not in the storm but in my recognition of the I AM in command. As I place my feet in the brim of the mental Jordan, I am not crossing to something new but proving that the ground I walk on is always dry when I trust the presence within. Adam and the cities of doubt recede; I cross right against Jericho, into a wider consciousness where all the people—my former identifications—pass over safely. The miracle is inner alignment: I AM here, and therefore I am free.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine your own I AM bearing the ark before you as you step into the Jordan of your thoughts. Assume, feel-it-real: 'I AM; I am crossing dry ground now' until certainty settles in.