Neville Goddard on Leviticus 1:5-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 1 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

10And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.

11And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.

12And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:

13But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

14And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.

15And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

Leviticus 1:5-15

Biblical Context

The text details the ritual of a burnt offering: a bullock or flock is killed, blood is sprinkled on the altar, the animal is cut into pieces, washed, and burned on the altar to produce a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this Levitical drama lies a vivid drama of consciousness. The bullock, the sheep, or the dove stand as the states of your mind you are ready to honor. The sprinkling of blood around the altar marks the boundary your attention consecrates to a chosen state. Flaying and cutting symbolize discernment—separating old beliefs from new affirmations and laying these parts on the wood for the fire of awareness to transform. Washing the inward parts and the legs represents cleansing motive and habit at their roots. When the pieces are burned, the state of consciousness you have chosen is consumed by the fire of your sustained attention, becoming a sweet savour to the LORD—your higher self responding to deliberate intention. Even a simple bird shows that small habits can become holy when they are fixed in consciousness. The result is a burnt sacrifice within you: a life aligned with the I AM, where old controls dissolves and a new sense of life arises from the altar of your awareness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: in a short sit, assume you are the burning sacrifice—place one habit on the altar of awareness, feel your life-force touch it, and imagine the fire consuming it into a fresh fragrance of your now-conscious self.