Neville Goddard on Leviticus 20:9-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 20 in context

Scripture Focus

9For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

10And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

11And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

12And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.

13If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

14And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

15And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

16And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

17And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

18And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

19And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

20And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

21And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

Leviticus 20:9-21

Biblical Context

It lists severe penalties for violating sacred boundaries. It suggests an inner law that governs deeds and their consequences.

Neville's Inner Vision

Leviticus 20:9-21, through Neville's vision, becomes a map of inner law. The forbiddances and punishments are pointers to the states you inhabit in consciousness. When you feel compelled to judge or condemn another, you are really bearing the weight of an unresolved belief about yourself, as if you are separate from the I AM. The 'blood upon them' is the language of consequence that follows a mind acting as if reality is split from divine unity. Each clause—adultery, incest, or other violations—are symbolic dramatizations of inner misalignment, not external verdicts to fear. The healing comes when you revise the feeling that you are lacking, or that life is governed by others' judgments. Assume a new state: you are whole, encompassed by the one Self. Immerse yourself in the truth that all actions spring from your inner assumption, and that you may awaken to the I AM right now. Feel it as real, and watch the outer scenes rearrange to match the inner harmony.