Neville Goddard on Joshua 3:3-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 3 in context

Scripture Focus

3And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

4Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.

5And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.

6And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

7And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

8And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.

9And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.

10And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.

Joshua 3:3-10

Biblical Context

Follow the commanded path: keep the Ark before you, stay a measured distance, sanctify yourselves, and trust that God is with you to drive out obstacles. The crossing of Jordan becomes a metaphor for inner movement when we align with the divine presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joshua shows us that the ark is the I AM in you, moving ahead in consciousness. The instruction to keep your distance is a call to honor the Presence, not by fear but by disciplined attention so your outer world can follow the inner direction. Sanctification is internal alignment—the decision that you will not bargain with doubt, that you will dwell in the wonder-working presence. When the priests bear the ark and go before the people, imagine your own faculties bearing the sacred idea of I AM and moving into the Jordan of uncertainty with calm certainty. The Lord says, This day I begin to magnify thee; so, as you persist in faith, your mental image becomes the visible sign of the promised result. The living God is among you when you realize you are that Living One within. With consistent inner revision, the apparent Canaanite fears melt, and the path opens as a consequence of your inner alignment.