Neville Goddard on Numbers 13:17-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 13 in context

Scripture Focus

17And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:

18And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

19And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

20And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

Numbers 13:17-20

Biblical Context

Moses sends the men to spy out the land, asking them to assess its character, the strength of its people, and the fruit of the land, and to return with a courageous report. The act of observation is a script for our inner life, where land and people mirror our state of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Whose voice are you hearing? The land you are sent to spy is your present state of consciousness—the field of possibilities you have not yet owned. The spies are your thoughts and feelings that measure, compare, and judge your life; their verdict—strong or weak, good or bad—maps the inner weather of your mind. Moses’ command to be of good courage is a summons to dwell in the feeling of the wish fulfilled, not on the fear of the unknown. The fruit you are told to bring is the inner proof that your state can express itself as form; you need not wait for perfect conditions to begin anew, you choose to inhabit the end and let the outer world follow. The “time of the firstripe grapes” is now—your moment of concrete, imagined fruit. Do not let defeated beliefs decide the terrain. Rustle your inner reconnaissance toward the end you desire, revise every contrary report, and hold fast to the truth that you are the I AM, the land, and the fruit in one harmonious state.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: In the next moment, revise a present fear by assuming the end—see the land as abundant, feel your courage, and imagine holding the fruit in your hands as already yours.