Inner Offerings Manifested
Leviticus 12:8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Leviticus 12 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Leviticus 12:8 shows a substitution: if a lamb cannot be brought, two birds may be offered, one for the burnt offering and one for the sin offering. The priest makes atonement, and she is cleansed.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within Neville's teaching, the ritual is a map of inner states. The lamb symbolizes the full, noble ideal you aim to become; when that ideal feels beyond reach, Leviticus provides two birds as a practical stand-in. These birds encode two inner faculties: offering intention and acknowledging fault. By presenting them in consciousness, you honor the process without denying your I AM. The priest who makes atonement is the inner governor—the I AM awareness that reconciles you to your true self. The outer rite becomes a reminder that cleansing is a state of consciousness, not a distant event. When you assume, in feeling, that you are already clean, the imagined act of atonement changes your inner weather, dissolving fear and separation. Dwelling in that sense of oneness, you re-enter the kingdom within where holiness, integrity, and reconciliation are your living air.
Practice This Now
Assume the state now: 'I am clean'—and visualize presenting two birds on the altar of your mind; hear the inner priest pronounce atonement and dwell in the felt sense of renewal.
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