Neville Goddard on Numbers 21:6-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 21 in context

Scripture Focus

6And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

Numbers 21:6-7

Biblical Context

Israelites are punished with fiery serpents for speaking against the LORD. They acknowledge their sin and ask Moses to pray for relief.

Neville's Inner Vision

Behold the scene as a parable of the mind. The fiery serpents are the restless thoughts that sting when a state of consciousness forgets its true I AM. The people's plague arises not from some distant judgment, but from their belief in separation from divine awareness. When they say, 'We have sinned,' they awaken to the fact that they have created the sensation of danger by focusing on lack and threat. In Neville's light, Moses is the figure of your own higher awareness praying for you—your I AM calling you back to harmony. The act of intercession is the turning of attention, the decision to reverse the thought that serpents rules your body and world. The moment they ask to have the serpents removed, a transition occurs: the old reality loses its grip as the mind reclaims its unity with God. Healing follows as the alignment returns, and life proceeds in a different, harmless rhythm.

Practice This Now

Practice: Close your eyes, assume the feeling of the I AM now, and revise with, 'I am safe, I am whole.' Then imagine the serpents dissolving and healing spreading through your body.