Neville Goddard on Joshua 5:1 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 5 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

Joshua 5:1

Biblical Context

The verse shows that when God dried up the Jordan for Israel to cross, the Amorite and Canaanite kings melted in fear and lost their will to fight.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider this scene not as geography but as a drama of the mind. The Jordan is the last obstacle between one state of consciousness and the next; the drying of the waters is the inner removal of limiting beliefs. The kings of Amor and Canaan are your stubborn thoughts and fears that balk at change. When the inner I AM—the Presence of God within—remains awake to the crossing, their power dissolves; their hearts melt and their spirit fails because they are seen from the light of your true identity. Covenant loyalty and divine Providence are not external beings but the steady flow of awareness guiding you. Faith is simply trusting that the boundary is already gone in your mind, so you step over and claim the land. You are the nation; the land is your realized state; the crossing is your moment of realization in consciousness.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of fearless trust: 'I am the Presence dissolving every obstacle.' Sit quietly, place a hand on your chest, breathe deeply, and imagine the Jordan drying away before you as you step onto your promised land; feel the kings melt into stillness.