Inner Spies, Inner Promised Land
Numbers 13:2 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Numbers 13 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Numbers 13:2 speaks of appointing men from each tribe to scout the land God has given Israel; the passage frames possession as a present covenant, tested by loyalty and faith.
Neville's Inner Vision
See the land of Canaan as your current state of consciousness. The act of sending spies is not about finding something new but examining the beliefs and habits you hold about yourself. God’s declaration, I give unto the children of Israel, asserts that the power and territory you seek already reside within your I AM. The twelve spies symbolize the many facets of your mind—voices, memories, fears, and loves—each reporting what it believes is true. By appointing a ruler among them, you choose a governing belief to lead your awareness. When you assume, “The land is mine,” you shift your inner weather; outward signs are not prerequisites. The giants you fear are magnified perceptions of your present state. Your task is not to chase proof but to sustain the feeling of possession, revise contrary reports, and remain loyal to the new state. Imagination is the field; your I AM is the king who commands it. Let the inner spies return with a report that matches your assumed reality, and the world will follow.
Practice This Now
Imaginative_act: In a quiet moment, select one state you want and appoint an inner ruler to survey the land and return, 'The land is ours.' Stay with the feeling of possession until it feels natural as your new reality.
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