Wilderness Pitch at Kadesh
Numbers 33:36 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Numbers 33 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Plain summary: They moved their camp from Eziongaber into the wilderness of Zin, which is called Kadesh. The verse emphasizes inner relocation as a metaphor for shift in consciousness.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within Numbers 33:36, the outward march becomes an inward revision. Eziongaber is the old belief, the memory of limitation; Zin, in which they pitch their camp that is called Kadesh, becomes the present state you choose to inhabit in consciousness. The camp is your ongoing stream of thoughts, moods, and images; when you remove from Eziongaber and pitch in Zin, you are simply relocating your awareness. The I AM—God within you—is not pushing you to a distant land; it awakens you to a truer sense of being, the awareness that you are the author of every scene. Your journey from exile to return is an inner conversion, a decision that the wilderness you now inhabit will become the ground for your next revelation. By envisioning you have already settled in Kadesh, you anchor a truth: your present circumstance is subject to your inner declaration about it. The landscape you inhabit responds to the name you give it in imagination, and your inner state becomes the cause of any outer change.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare I am now dwelling in Kadesh within Zin; feel the security and expectancy as if you already inhabit that inner land. Let this feeling linger for a minute, then move through your day carrying the sense of inner relocation.
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