Neville Goddard on Joshua 9:19-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joshua 9 in context

Scripture Focus

19But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

20This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

Joshua 9:19-20

Biblical Context

The princes affirm they cannot touch the Gibeonites because of an oath sworn to the LORD; to break the vow would invite wrath. So they choose to let them live, upholding the vow.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the inner theater of consciousness, the princes are aspects of decision—their oath is a vow made to the LORD God of Israel, the inner Law of your being. They cannot touch what has been pledged under that Law; this is your own commitment to guard what you have consented to create in the mind. The threat of wrath is the fear of the consequences when a promise to the self is violated, and the decision to spare the adversaries is the act of honoring your inner creation rather than destroying it. The wisdom is that true power resides in keeping faith with your own state of being, especially when pressure mounts to revise. When you claim the vow as already fulfilled, your outer life begins to align with that reality, and the inner peace that follows becomes your visible fruit.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume you have already kept your inner oath; feel the certainty, calm, and continuity that follows, as if the vow now governs your every choice.