Neville Goddard on Joshua 4:3-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 4 in context

Scripture Focus

3And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

5And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:

6That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

7Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

Joshua 4:3-7

Biblical Context

Joshua commands twelve stones from the Jordan to be set as a memorial of the ark's power and the waters parting; the stones symbolize a covenant remembered forever. It stands as a sign to remind future generations of the crossing.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner Jordan is fear and resistance; the ark of the LORD your God is the Presence within you—the I AM you are aware of now. The twelve stones are not rocks but fixed states of consciousness you choose to honor: faith, obedience, presence, covenant loyalty, trust, clarity, gratitude, courage, stillness, purpose, joy, and remembrance—twelve facets of your wholeness. As you lift them from the current of doubt and place them on your shoulder, you walk into the lodging of your mind, letting the demonstration become real in your inner life. The sign among you is now the memory that, whenever you need it, the waters part before your vow to align with the I AM; the crossing becomes your ongoing method rather than a one-time event. This is not an external miracle hunt but the inward turning of attention so that your outer world follows the inner conviction. By remembering and returning to the I AM, you reset your state and keep the crossing alive in the present moment.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine twelve stones rising from the Jordan, each representing a remembered demonstration. Carry them to your inner lodging, and with feeling, declare, 'The waters parted before the ark of the LORD—my I AM presence is here.'