Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 33:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 33 in context

Scripture Focus

8And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

9Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.

10They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.

Deuteronomy 33:8-10

Biblical Context

Levi is praised for preserving the covenant, teaching Jacob and Israel in God's judgments, and offering incense and burnt offerings.

Neville's Inner Vision

Levi here is not a tribe set apart by birth but a state of consciousness standing before the I AM. The mentions of Thummim and Urim point to the inner faculties of revelation and discernment that light the mind when it is tested by the inner Massah and Meribah. To observe thy word and keep thy covenant becomes an inner loyalty—a steadfast fidelity to the divine principle residing within, regardless of outer appearances. Levi’s commission to teach Jacob thy judgments and Israel thy law translates to an inner curriculum by which you train thoughts and feelings; the judgments are the laws of awakening, guiding perception and decision toward truth. The incense and whole burnt offerings symbolize inner worship: purified feeling, devoted attention, and the offering of desire upon the altar of awareness. Thus true worship is not external ritual but a daily practice of aligning every thought, motive, and action with the covenant of the I AM, living from that I AM within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit in stillness and declare, I am Levi—the holy one with Thummim and Urim—keeping thy covenant within. Feel the inner judgments arising as you center your attention on the altar of awareness and offer your desires there.