Neville Goddard on Hebrews 7:12-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hebrews 7 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Hebrews 7:12-14

Biblical Context

The passage signals that when the priesthood changes, the law also changes. True priesthood comes from an inner lineage, not outward ritual.

Neville's Inner Vision

The 'priesthood' is a state of awareness you assume. When you shift your I AM from a former way of thinking to a higher inner governor, the 'law' you live by must change to reflect that state. The writer notes a change of tribe and altar, reminding you that no external tradition can touch the altar of your mind; the true altar is consciousness. Our Lord, the Christ within, is described as arising not from the old Levitical line but from another tribe—Judah, the inner line of kingship and praise. This is not history but your present experience: a new rulership within your soul that speaks a word of peace where previously fear ruled. As you assume the state of the inner priest, you enact a new covenant with life itself; you stop measuring your worth by external laws and begin to live by the I AM that now presides. The old rules vanish as you maintain the feeling of being attended by a wiser altar, the inner temple where reality is authored by your own imagination.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe into the heart, and declare: I am the inner priest; the old law yields to the I AM within. Hold that feeling for a minute and observe a current situation redefined by the new inner law.