Neville Goddard on Hebrews 7:5-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hebrews 7 in context

Scripture Focus

5And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

Hebrews 7:5-10

Biblical Context

Levi's priesthood collects tithes from the people under the law, but Abraham pays tithes to Melchizedek, showing that the greater blesses the lesser. The passage also notes that the living One receives the blessing, while ordinary priests who die receive tithes.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider this as your inner drama: Levi represents the old mind clinging to duties and outward law; Abraham stands for faith, seed of divine promise; Melchizedek is the living presence of the I AM who blesses what you hold as true. When it is said that the less is blessed by the better, you are invited to let the higher state bless the lower. The parts of you that die to old stories — those receivers of tithes — are not annihilated but awakened by recognizing a living consciousness that never dies. In this view, Levi paying tithes in Abraham reveals a unity: the lower mind offers its tokens to the seed of awareness, and the seed blesses it with the possibility of life beyond limitation. Your covenant loyalty is not to a distant rite but to the inner order that provides, sustains, and arranges provision in your life. Wealth flows as you align your heart with the living Source, not as a mere observance of rules. So, in practice, you are the blessed, you are the better, and you are asked to acknowledge that reality now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assume the feeling I AM here now, the higher blessing within me. Then revise lack by imagining a living stream of abundance flowing from that higher Self into my life, offering a mental tithe to the inner priesthood.