Neville Goddard on Numbers 25:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 25 in context

Scripture Focus

1And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

2And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.

3And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.

4And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.

5And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.

Numbers 25:1-5

Biblical Context

Israelites in Shittim give themselves to Moabite idols and rites; this incurs the LORD’s anger and a call to punish the offenders.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the Neville framework, Israel is your own state of consciousness wandering in Shittim, a threshold where impulse meets image. The whoredom with the daughters of Moab signifies seductive pictures that lure the mind away from the I AM, inviting you to worship substitutes—wealth, approval, fear, or fleeting pleasures. When you eat and bow to their gods, you consent to a story in which you are defined by appearances rather than by your unity with God. To join Baalpeor is to accept a belief in separation, to think you must barter wholeness for momentary satisfaction. The fierce anger of the LORD is not punishment laid on others but the inner friction that arises when you forget your divine nature. The command to hang up the heads before the sun symbolizes exposing and transforming those ruling thoughts and identities. Slaying those joined to Baalpeor is your inner act of revision: cut away the root of those false gods and return to the One. When you resume alignment with the LORD, the inner anger dissolves and your true I AM shines forth, undiminished by external idols.

Practice This Now

Assume you are the I AM here and now; revise the scene by declaring, 'I am the Lord your God; there is only one power within me,' and feel this truth until the old temptation dissolves.