Neville Goddard on Leviticus 4:28-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 4 in context

Scripture Focus

28Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.

29And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.

30And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.

31And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 4:28-31

Biblical Context

When a person learns of his sin, he brings a blemish-free female goat as the sin offering, lays his hand on its head, and slays it where the burnt offering is made; the priest sprinkles the blood on the altar, burns the fat, and through this atonement the sin is forgiven.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your sin is not a distant judgment but a misalignment within your own consciousness where you have forgotten the I AM. The offering—a female goat without blemish—becomes a symbol of your decision to release a false self and return to wholeness. Placing your hand on its head is the moment you center your entire sense of self on the truth of I AM, acknowledging the old belief as seen and renounced. Slaying it in the place of the burnt offering is a symbolic death of the fear-based identity in the fire of awareness, not punishment. The priest, your higher self, takes the blood and applies it to the horned altar of your focus, letting the old energy drain away to the altar’s bottom. Burning the fat represents releasing egoic attachments; the sweet savour is the harmony that arises when consciousness is aligned with its true nature. Through this inner rite, forgiveness arises as a natural consequence of renewed, living awareness in the I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are the priest of your own temple. In imagination, lay your hand on a symbolic goat’s head, declare the old self’s death, and let the blood of conviction flow to the altar of your awareness. Feel the ego fade as forgiveness—now—fills your being.