Neville Goddard on Leviticus 16:11-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 16 in context

Scripture Focus

11And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

12And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:

13And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

14And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

15Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

Leviticus 16:11-15

Biblical Context

Aaron brings the sin offering for himself and his house, then for the people, to secure atonement. He uses incense, the blood on the mercy seat, and the veil to invite the Presence of God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your inner sanctuary, the two offerings are two states of consciousness. The bullock for himself represents the ego attempting to cleanse by effort; the goat for the people embodies the shared sense of fault. The blood, far more than matter, is the life force animated by awareness; when it is sprinkled on the mercy seat to wake the I AM within, the temple begins to breathe. The cloud of incense is your rising thoughts converted to reverent feeling, shielding the throne from fear and making the presence tangible in your inner view. When you spray the blood before the mercy seat seven times you enact complete coverage by divine life. Then, the blood within the veil is your consciousness entering through the barrier, until the presence of God fills the temple. You are the temple; the mercy seat is your awakened awareness; atonement is the moment you realize you are always the I AM and that nothing stands between you and the divine.

Practice This Now

Practice: Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the role of Aaron in your inner temple. Visualize a censer with burning coals and a cloud of incense; declare I AM presence, feel forgiveness rising as life flows through you.