Neville Goddard on Leviticus 1:7-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 1 in context

Scripture Focus

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:

Leviticus 1:7-12

Biblical Context

Leviticus 1:7-12 shows the priests arranging the offerings' parts on the altar, washing the inward parts, and burning it all as a burnt sacrifice. The act signifies purity, order, and true worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

You are not sacrificing a creature; you are aligning your inner state. The fire upon the altar is the I AM within you, and the wood beneath it is disciplined attention holding the flame. The parts—the head and the fat—stand for aspects of yourself you choose to arrange: thoughts, will, and desire placed on the altar of awareness. Washing the inward parts is the cleansing of hidden beliefs by the light of I AM, a consent to see them as they are and let transformation occur. When the whole offering is burned, the fragrance is your purified consciousness rising to the LORD—your higher self. A male without blemish denotes the intact state you affirm for yourself: wholeness, integrity, purity. To kill it on the north side before the LORD and to sprinkle blood round about the altar is your act of boundary-setting in the present moment, consecrating your field of awareness from what no longer serves. The entire process declares: I am all, and I am awake to the I AM within, always ready to rise in harmony with divine mind.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Place one current concern onto your inner altar, feel the fire of awareness consume it, and repeat 'I AM' until you sense your state as already fulfilled.