Neville Goddard on Leviticus 4:13-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 4 in context

Scripture Focus

13And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;

14When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.

15And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.

16And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:

17And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.

18And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

19And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.

20And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.

21And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.

Leviticus 4:13-21

Biblical Context

When the whole congregation sins in ignorance and the fault is revealed, they bring a bullock and the elders lay hands on its head. The priest sprinkles blood and, by making atonement, the people are forgiven.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville's ear, the Law is not about animals but about your inner state. The 'congregation' is the sum of your beliefs; 'ignorance' is a failing of alignment with the I AM. When the error is known, you bring the bullock—a symbol of your old thought-form—into the sanctuary of awareness. The elders place hands upon its head, signifying your willingness to name the old self as the object of your power. The priest sprinkles its blood seven times before the LORD, a symbol of saturating perception with the truth of I AM. The blood on the horns and at the altar's base infuses life into the altar of your consciousness, while burning the fat releases ego attachments. The atonement is your forgiveness; the old belief is carried away outside the camp—separated from your present I AM. In grace, you awaken to I AM as your permanent state.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the elder's posture, lay hands on the bullock of your old belief, feel the guilt drain away as you sprinkle seven breaths of awareness; then declare, I AM forgiven now.