Neville Goddard on Numbers 19:13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 19 in context

Scripture Focus

13Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.

Numbers 19:13

Biblical Context

Touching a corpse without purification defiles the tabernacle of the LORD; without the water of separation sprinkled, the person remains unclean.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the awakened mind, Numbers 19:13 is not a ritual but a map of inner states. The 'dead body' is the old story of separation—the belief that you are cut off from Life. The 'tabernacle of the LORD' is your inner sanctuary, the I AM presence you truly are. When you touch that death with your thought and do not mean it into a new birth, you carry an uncleanness that hides Presence from your sight. The water of separation stands for inward revision—an act of assumption that declares, 'From this moment I am whole, I am clean, I am in God.' Sprinkling is the felt sense of that new state spreading through every part of you until the old fear loses its power. The decree 'shall be cut off' is simply the natural consequence of refusing to inhabit the old doubt; as you revise, you stop consenting to it and align with the I AM. Remember: purity is a state of consciousness you inhabit by the power of your assumption; when you dwell there, the Presence becomes your daily experience.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, picture the 'dead body' as an old belief you no longer serve; revise it by saying 'I am the living tabernacle, and the water of separation now cleanses me,' and feel the Presence fill you.