Neville Goddard on Numbers 23:7-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 23 in context

Scripture Focus

7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?

9For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

10Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

Numbers 23:7-10

Biblical Context

Balak seeks to curse Israel, yet God has not cursed or defied them. The people dwell alone, protected by a divine, separative consciousness that yields abundance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Balak's parable reveals a truth about your inner life: you cannot be cursed when God (the I AM) has not cursed you. The mountains and rocks are inner vantage points from which you observe your own state; to dwell alone is to stand in a holy singularity, distinct from the noise of the nations. The line about counting the dust of Jacob signals the inexhaustible supply of ideas and realizations available when consciousness stays aligned with divine purpose. To say 'let me die the death of the righteous' is to welcome the end of false identifications and to awaken to the true life that righteousness yields. The apparent threat of curses dissolves when you realize you are already blessed, protected by your own I AM. Thus, your outward world confirms the inward decree—your life follows your inner state, not the external opinion.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and assume the state: I AM blessed, God’s I AM in me cannot be cursed. Stay with the feeling for a minute or two, and watch the outer world subtly align.