Neville Goddard on Leviticus 21:16-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 21 in context

Scripture Focus

16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

17Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

18For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,

19Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,

20Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

21No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

23Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

Leviticus 21:16-23

Biblical Context

Two sentences: The text restricts access to offerings for a blemished priest, but Neville reads it as a metaphor for inner purification. It invites you to align your inner state with holiness and nourish your true self.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the text the LORD speaks of a blemish that bars the bearer from offering the bread of God. In your inner field a blemish is any fixed belief, fear, or habit that prevents you from approaching your true state. The sanctuary you serve in is your own consciousness; the bread of God is the living idea of divine presence you feed upon with your attention. When you adopt beliefs of unworthiness or flaw you erect a veil between the most holy and the holy. Yet the passage also grants that the blemished man shall eat of the bread, for nourishment remains available to the inner self who corrects the sense of self through revelation. The true priest is the I AM within; holiness is not a ritual distance but a shift of awareness. Sanctify them means you set your inner world apart by choosing to identify with your higher self. The law invites you to revise belief, enter through faith in your indwelling God, and claim your inner altar as the seat of power.

Practice This Now

Assume the unblemished self now and feel yourself approaching the inner altar; imagine feeding on the bread of God and knowing you are nourished by your own I AM.