Neville Goddard on Numbers 17:4-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 17 in context

Scripture Focus

4And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

5And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.

Numbers 17:4-5

Biblical Context

The verse describes laying the rods in the tabernacle before the testimony, signaling that the chosen sign will blossom and that the people's murmuring will cease.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the tabernacle as the living consciousness where the I AM stands as your silent witness. The rod represents a fixed, abiding state of awareness—the conviction that you are chosen by God within and therefore already fulfilled. When that inner state blossoms, it is not a miracle breaking into history; it is your belief aligning with truth, making the inner vision visible to the outer senses. The instruction that I will meet with you points to the intimate contact between the inner awareness and its outward expression: as soon as you refuse to identify with doubt and murmuring, your heart and mind become a sanctuary where divine activity operates. The murmuring ceases because you have ceased to entertain the lack and to narrate it as real. You do not compel God's action from without; you awaken to the God within as the sole cause, and the world rearranges itself to reflect that inner state. Thus the camouflaged laws of nature bow to your steady, quiet assumption, and events appear in harmony with your lived sense of I AM.