Neville Goddard on Leviticus 5:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 5 in context

Scripture Focus

1And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

2Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.

3Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.

Leviticus 5:1-3

Biblical Context

The passage says a person who sins by hearing and witnessing wrongdoing and does not speak up bears the guilt; touching anything unclean or being defiled by another’s uncleanness (even if hidden) also makes one unclean and guilty when the defilement comes to awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's approach, the 'soul' is a state of consciousness and 'sin' is a shift in that state. The 'voice of swearing' represents inner chatter, judgment, or gossip that you hear in mind. If you witness such thought and do not assert a higher state, you permit it to remain and you bear its iniquity as latent guilt. To be unclean is to identify with a belief in separation from the I AM, a belief you discover when the defilement is hidden but becomes clear through awareness. The remedy is not ritual but revision: intentionally assume a higher state, imagining you are the one who speaks truth and sees good within all. When negative thoughts arise, you choose to align with your true self instead of reacting from the old defilement. In this inner act of reidentification, purification occurs as you reaffirm the Presence within and abandon the old, separating thought.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and assume the witnessing state—when a defiling thought arises, revise it by affirming 'I am one with the I AM' and choose a higher response, feeling the cleanliness of the mind as real.