Neville Goddard on Numbers 32:31-32 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 32 in context

Scripture Focus

31And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

32We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.

Numbers 32:31-32

Biblical Context

Gad and Reuben vow to do as the LORD commanded and move forward to secure their inheritance. The vow emphasizes obedience and commitment, even as they cross the Jordan to claim what is theirs.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this reading, the outer vow is a mirror of an inner vow. The words 'As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do' are not about geography but about the state of consciousness that acts in alignment with the I AM. 'We will pass over armed before the LORD' suggests arming your mind—holding a disciplined, fearless attention—so that your decisions move under the guidance of divine order. The Jordan represents a boundary of old limits; crossing it is a decision to inhabit the promised state within your own mind. The phrase 'that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours' becomes the affirmation that your perceived inheritance is not elsewhere in time but available now in consciousness — you claim it by faith and acts of alignment. The attitude is loyalty to covenant with your higher self; obedience is not obedience to rules but to the inner impulse that harmonizes intention and image with the I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the Jordan fading as you step forward with certainty, feeling the I AM within guiding your next move; affirm 'I am aligned with the I AM, my inheritance is mine now' until the feeling is real.