Neville Goddard on Leviticus 5:6-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Leviticus 5 in context

Scripture Focus

6And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.

7And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

8And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:

9And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.

10And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.

11But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.

12Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.

13And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.

Leviticus 5:6-13

Biblical Context

Those who sin must bring a prescribed offering—usually a lamb or kid for a sin offering, with a second burnt offering; if they cannot afford a lamb, two turtledoves or pigeons or even flour is acceptable. The priest performs the act, makes atonement, and the sin is forgiven; the leftover portion becomes the priest’s meat offering.

Neville's Inner Vision

Leviticus 5:6-13 speaks of a corrective rite, yet to the inner ear it is the language of consciousness. The trespass is not a crime in history; it is a belief you hold about yourself that chips away at your wholeness. The offering is an inner substitution, a conscious decision to change the state you inhabit. When you imagine a lamb or a dove, you are not paying penalties; you are choosing a new feeling—one that says, 'I am not the error I fear.' The priest represents the I AM within you, applying the atonement with the blood as the life of awareness poured on the altar of attention. The sequence—sin offering, burnt offering, then forgiveness—shows graduated readiness: you may begin with a strong symbol and, if only small, choose a minimal form and still complete the act. The breath of forgiveness is the return to alignment; the remnant becoming the priest's meat offering indicates that the old energy is repurposed into nourishment for your inner life. In this light, the ritual is a map of how you revise your inner script and awaken to your true state.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and, as the I AM within, affirm 'I am forgiven' and 'this old error is atoned.' Visualize offering it as a simple symbol (a dove or a small loaf) and feel the release in your chest.