Neville Goddard on Hebrews 7:11-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hebrews 7 in context

Scripture Focus

11If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

12For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

13For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

15And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

17For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

18For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

Hebrews 7:11-19

Biblical Context

The passage argues that perfection cannot be achieved by the Levitical law; a higher priesthood after the order of Melchizedek signals a shift to an inward power that draws us near to God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the discontinuity not as a historical change, but as a shift in your own consciousness. The author calls the change in priesthood to remind you that a carnal, external system cannot complete you; the life that completes you is timeless, endless, and resident in your I AM. When you say, mentally, I am a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek, you are naming a state of awareness that does not depend on lineage or ritual. This Melchizedek power is not a person outside you but a principle—an endless life that refuses the limits of the old law. By that recognition the old commandment loses its grip; its weakness is that it presumes you are separate from God. The new faith is a better hope: you can draw near now by identifying with the living presence within. As you dwell in that inner reality, the perception of lack or distance falls away and you experience harmony, wholeness, and immediate contact with the Divine.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and declare: I am the priest of the living God within me; I am already in God’s presence. Revise any sense of distance by feeling the endless life rising in you.