Neville Goddard on Leviticus 16:29-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 16 in context

Scripture Focus

29And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:

30For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.

31It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.

Leviticus 16:29-31

Biblical Context

On the seventh month’s tenth day you shall afflict your souls, rest, and allow a cleansing to take place. The inner priest, your awareness, makes atonement so you may be clean from all sins.

Neville's Inner Vision

Leviticus 16:29-31 is not a ritual relic but a map of inner timing. The phrase afflict your souls points to turning the gaze from outward results to the I AM—the solid awareness you actually inhabit. The priest stands for your own inner awareness, the I AM that can pronounce forgiveness and rewrite belief. When you accept that you are already clean before the LORD inside, the external story becomes a mirror of your inner state. The Sabbath of rest is a mental pause—a deliberate cessation from striving and a return to your essential steadiness. The word forever is a call to make this the rhythm of consciousness, not a one-off event. By treating this act as a daily or moment-to-moment practice, you align with the truth that holiness is your natural state and separation is simply a misidentification with thought. In this light, atonement is a revision of belief, forgiveness as remembrance of who you truly are—the living I AM expressing as life.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, feel the I AM at the center of your being, and declare 'I am clean' until the sense of guilt dissolves. Then rest in that felt truth, letting forgiveness enter your consciousness as reality.