Neville Goddard on Joshua 8:31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 8 in context

Scripture Focus

31As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.

Joshua 8:31

Biblical Context

The verse prescribes an altar built from whole stones and offers burnt offerings and peace offerings as worship under Moses' command.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that the altar of whole stones is a symbol for a complete state of consciousness, unaltered by iron tools of argument, doubt, or control. Within your mind you build this altar and anchor yourself in the I AM, the inner law you obey. The burnt offerings signify a total consecration to the divine presence, a relinquishment of ego plans to the fire of awareness until nothing remains but pure being. The peace offerings reveal the natural fruit of true worship: harmony with every thought, feeling, and circumstance as you align with the God within. Moses and the book of the law point to an inner discipline—the daily readiness to act in accord with inner truth rather than external habit. This is not a ritual of distance but a practice of transformation: you revise your state to one of complete surrender and peaceful presence, and the world within responds as if returning to your own I AM.

Practice This Now

Assume for 5 minutes that you are the I AM, standing before an inner altar built of whole stones; imagine laying aside every iron tool (doubt, argument, control) and offering your whole self to the flame of awareness, then feel the resulting peace.