Inner Covenant Crossing

Joshua 5:1-3 - A Neville Goddard 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.
2At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
3And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
Joshua 5:1-3

Biblical Context

Israel crosses the Jordan and the surrounding kings hear of it and fear the Lord's power. Then God instructs Joshua to circumcise the children of Israel again, and Joshua carries out the rite at the hill of the foreskins.

Neville's Inner Vision

Pay attention: the drying Jordan and the fear of the kings are not external phenomena to chase; they are indicators of your own state. When you choose to renew the covenant within—circumcising the old self—the inner current can pass freely into the land of your present fulfillment. The 'sharp knives' are the clarifying acts of imagination, the decision to cut away belief in lack, limitation, and separation from God. The hill of the foreskins becomes the inner hill where you stand as your true I AM, stripped of worn identities and aligned with the covenant that never fell away. The act is symbolic, yes, yet it is also an instruction in consciousness: you renew loyalty to the one power within, and that renewal changes what you see and endure. As you hold this inner alignment, the outer world changes to match it—the Jordan dries, the fear dissolves, and you walk into the land that your awareness has already created. The movement is inward; the miracle is your renewed consciousness.

Practice This Now

Practice: Sit quiet, place your hand on your heart and say, 'I am the I AM; I renew my covenant now.' Then imagine a sharp inner knife cutting away a worn fear-based story, and feel the old skin fall away as you affirm the new awareness.

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