Neville Goddard on Leviticus 1:3-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 1 in context

Scripture Focus

3If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.

4And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

5And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

6And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.

7And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:

8And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:

9But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Leviticus 1:3-9

Biblical Context

Plain summary: A spotless bull is offered of the offerer's own will, hands laid on its head, blood shed and burned to make atonement; a rite of true worship and consecration.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the I AM, Leviticus 1:3-9 is a lesson in the sacrifice of the ego and the birth of a conscious state. The herd's male without blemish speaks of a spotless attention, offered by the self’s own will, at the door of the tabernacle within. When you lay your hand on the head of the sacrifice, you acknowledge identification with the offering and, in effect, say, this part of me shall be accepted to make atonement for all the rest. The sprinkling of blood is the stirring of life through your awareness, not a punishment but a circulation of your true nature into the places you have judged as separate. Flaying and cutting symbolize the exposing of every hidden texture of thought; washing the inward parts is purification by the light of insight; burning on the altar is the transformation of that life into a sweet savour, a state of right relation to the divine. In this inner rite, your attention becomes the sacred fire by which you are re-created.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of being accepted by God and place your hand on the head of your present self, declaring I am at one with the I AM; feel the cleansing life flow and imagine the old self burned away.