Neville Goddard on Leviticus 15:5-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 15 in context

Scripture Focus

5And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

6And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

7And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

8And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

9And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.

10And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

11And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 15:5-11

Biblical Context

Leviticus 15:5-11 outlines how contact with someone who has an issue makes a person ritually unclean until evening, requiring washing of clothes and immersion in water. It frames impurity as a contagious, boundary-bound state that is restored by ritual cleansing until sunset.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider that impurity is not a filth of matter but a characterization of consciousness. To touch the bed, the saddle, or the one with an issue is to touch a belief you have accepted about separation and exposure. In your inner world, awareness makes nothing clean by fear but by appropriation of your I AM. The instruction 'until the even' is the reminder that such a state lasts only while you entertain it; belief dissolves as sunset arrives when you turn attention away from the story and toward your true nature. The washing of clothes and bath are ritual gestures of self-cleansing—an inner revision: you wash away the false identifications that you are touched by illness or harm. When you 'rinse hands in water,' you cleanse the mental pattern of contact without your consent. The horse saddle, the seat, the interplay of touching and being touched—all are symbols inviting you to wake to the fact that you are ever untouched by the world when you know the I AM as your home.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the feeling of being pure now. Imagine washing away every old belief of uncleanliness and declare, 'I AM pure' until that sense is real in your body.