Neville Goddard on Leviticus 1:6-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 1 in context

Scripture Focus

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 1:6-9

Biblical Context

The passage describes the burnt offering ritual: the animal is prepared, the parts laid on the altar, and the innards washed before the whole is burned as a sweet savour to the LORD. It codifies devotion as an inner discipline of order and purification.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's cadence, the burnt offering is a map of the state of your consciousness. Flaying and cutting the animal speaks of stripping away the false identities you have taken as yourself. The priests laying fire and wood upon the altar signifies steady attention—placing your mental energy into the flame of awareness. The parts of the offering laid in order on the wood denote reorganizing your thoughts, aligning head, heart, and body with the sacred purpose; washing the inward parts and legs in water is cleansing the subconscious of stale memories and impure beliefs. Then all is burned on the altar, not as punishment, but as a fragrant release—the 'sweet savour' is the felt truth that your state of awareness is acceptable to God, i.e., to your I AM. This is inner worship, holiness and purification through disciplined attention and imagination. The 'altar' is the boundary of awareness; the fire is your feeling, your imagination working in harmony with divine I AM.

Practice This Now

Take a minute to assume the role of the inner priest: offer a limiting belief on the inner altar, wash it with fresh feeling, and burn it in imagination until a fragrant state of I AM remains.