Neville Goddard on Leviticus 13:47-59 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 13 in context

Scripture Focus

47The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;

48Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;

49And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:

50And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days:

51And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.

52He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.

53And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;

54Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:

55And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without.

56And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:

57And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire.

58And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.

59This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.

Leviticus 13:47-59

Biblical Context

Leviticus 13:47-59 describes a plague in garments and skin, with cleansing by washing or burning depending on whether the plague spreads. The laws function as an inner pattern for discernment and purification.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the garment is the form through which you meet the world; the plague is a belief about limitation. When a thought or habit appears as color on the fabric of your life, observe it with the priestly discernment of awareness and notice whether the impression spreads or remains local. The seven days symbolize a deliberate pause, a moment for the I AM to answer from truth rather than fear. If the belief spreads through the warp or woof, it is a fretting leprosy of consciousness and must be burned away by the fire of attention. If, after washing, the color does not change, the pattern is unclean and you release it by renouncing it in imagination, returning the garment to its rightful whiteness. If it still appears, rend it out and burn it; wash again and set your mind on a clean garment of awareness. This inner cleansing is your right to pronounce yourself clean in God, not by works of the flesh but by the certainty of Self.

Practice This Now

Practice: Sit in stillness, assume the Self as I AM, and imagine your life as a garment being examined by an inner priest. When a limiting belief appears, picture it burned away and washed clean, then wear the bright garment of awareness.