Neville Goddard on Joshua 8:32 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 8 in context

Scripture Focus

32And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

Joshua 8:32

Biblical Context

Joshua inscribes a copy of the Law of Moses on stones in the sight of Israel, making the law a lasting, public sign.

Neville's Inner Vision

The verse becomes a psychological parable: the law is not a distant statute but an inner decree you consciously craft and fix within your own consciousness. The stones symbolize fixed states of being—your established patterns of thought and feeling. Writing the law is committing to a decree in your mind, and doing so in the presence of Israel represents your inner audience—the many facets of self that witness and align with your choice. This act, in Neville’s terms, is a practical use of the I AM: you imprint the truth upon the memory of your inner landscape, creating a perpetual testament that obedience and faithfulness will follow from your conviction. When you dwell on this inner act, you move from mere belief to lived reality, allowing your inner covenant to shape your world. Your imagination becomes the sacred architect, and through consistent attention you discover your outer life tracing the decree you proclaimed inwardly.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, imagine writing the law on the inner stones of your heart, then declare to yourself: I AM the law, I keep it, and I live by it. Feel the assurance and revise until the feeling is real.