Neville Goddard on Leviticus 3:1-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 3 in context

Scripture Focus

1And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.

2And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

3And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

4And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

5And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

6And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

7If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.

8And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.

9And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

10And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

11And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.

12And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD.

13And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.

14And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

15And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.

16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD's.

17It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

Leviticus 3:1-17

Biblical Context

Leviticus 3:1-17 describes a peace-offering ritual: a blemish-free sacrifice, laying hands on the head, blood sprinkling, fats removed, and the sacrifice burned as a sweet savour to the LORD. It closes with a perpetual rule: do not eat fat or blood.

Neville's Inner Vision

Plain reading shows an external ritual: a spotless sacrifice, laying hands on the head, sprinkling of blood, and the removal of fats, to be burned as a sweet savour to the LORD; a rule that you shall not eat fat or blood. Yet the inner meaning asks for an alignment of your life with peace. Within you are called to make the oblation in your state of consciousness offered to the I AM. The animal is a thought-form or habit you identify with and release. Laying the hand on the head is identifying your ruling thought with the offering; killing it at the door of the tabernacle is letting go within your current awareness. The sprinkling of blood around the altar signifies cleansing life-energy by the fire of awareness; the fat and kidneys removed symbolize detaching from attachments your ego stores. The priest burning it on the altar as a sweet savour means the higher fire of consciousness transforming the old nature into a vibration pleasing to the I AM. The perpetual statute to eat neither fat nor blood is your discipline to refuse dwelling in dense, life-draining patterns. Your covenant is kept when your mind rests in one state of consciousness, peace within.

Practice This Now

Sit in quiet and assume the posture of the inner priest. Place your hand on your head, declare, 'I am at peace with God within,' and sense the old self dissolve as a sweet savour rises in you.