Neville Goddard on Leviticus 17:3-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 17 in context

Scripture Focus

3What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,

4And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

5To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.

6And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

7And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.

8And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,

9And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.

Leviticus 17:3-9

Biblical Context

Leviticus 17:3-9 commands bringing sacrifices to the door of the tabernacle and offering them to the LORD, centralizing worship and forbidding offerings outside the sanctuary. It frames true worship as an inner act of conscious alignment within the awareness I AM.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your soul is the house of Israel, and the acts of killing and offering are not about animals but about states of consciousness. To kill in the camp or outside it represents attempts to solve life by outward force or by chasing events. The law’s demand that all offerings go to the door of the tabernacle—to the LORD—invites you to bring every energy, every impulse, into the sacred center within. The priest that sprinkles blood upon the altar and burns the fat for a sweet savour is your waking sense, sanctifying the vitality you previously spent on lesser ends. By turning your attention toward the I AM, you purify your desire and turn it into a fragrant service to your higher self. The prohibition against offering to devils speaks to idols of fear, doubt, and loss: you cease feeding those pictures by returning to inner worship. This is a perpetual statute because the inner temple is always present; as you treat awareness as the altar, imagination becomes the instrument through which reality is formed. See your world shifting not by changing objects but by changing the place where you offer your life—the door of your inner tabernacle.

Practice This Now

In a moment of quiet, assume you are the priest at the door of your inner tabernacle. Bring a wish to the altar of awareness and feel the life-blood of your desire being offered to the I AM, as if it is already done.