Neville Goddard on Leviticus 19:23-25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 19 in context

Scripture Focus

23And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.

24But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.

25And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 19:23-25

Biblical Context

The text prescribes treating harvested fruit in phases: three years' fruit is not eaten, the fourth year is holy to the LORD, and in the fifth year you may eat again, with the promise that it will multiply.

Neville's Inner Vision

All such laws are your inner seasons, the shifting moods of consciousness you must master. The land you enter and the trees you plant are the images you believe in the mind. The three-year period where fruit is 'uncircumcised' signifies conditions you tolerate without living from faith. You do not eat them because your state has not yet become lifelike in feeling. The fourth year—holy to the LORD—marks the moment imagination is consecrated through praise and unwavering attention to the I AM; this is when your inner state is synchronized with Spirit, and your life begins to respond accordingly. In the fifth year, the fruit yields; you eat and it increases because your assumption has ripened into a stable reality. Your task is to dwell in the assumed reality of abundance, feel it as present, and let the outer signs follow.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, choose a felt wish, and imagine presently tasting its fruit while acknowledging I AM as your awareness. Stay with the feeling until it feels real; carry that assumption into the rest of your day.