Neville Goddard on Numbers 22:22-30 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 22 in context

Scripture Focus

22And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

23And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

24But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

25And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.

26And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

27And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

28And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

29And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

30And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.

Numbers 22:22-30

Biblical Context

Balaam travels with his donkey; the angel of the LORD blocks the way, the donkey perceives the divine intervention, Balaam beats the animal, and the inner truth is revealed when the donkey speaks.

Neville's Inner Vision

That scene is a violet lamp for inner life. The angel is the inner guard of awareness who blocks the ego's external drive. The ass is your faithful instrument, your subconscious mind, which can see what your ordinary sight cannot. Balaam's anger is the ego resisting correction, and the donkey's speaking is the inner mind finally uttering guidance through your own vehicle of perception. The narrow place shows the crisis becomes a doorway: you must revise inside, surrender force, and align with the I AM. When you do, the journey proceeds not by struggle but by the clarity that comes when the divine direction speaks through your instrument.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In stillness, revise your current aim to 'I am guided by the I AM; my path is clear to my inner sight.' Feel the belief as if the inner voice is speaking through you.