Vexing Midian: Inner War
Numbers 25:16-18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
God commands Moses to vex and smite the Midianites because their alluring wiles led Israel astray, culminating in plague; the passage points to confronting idolatrous influences that cling to the soul.
Neville's Inner Vision
Behold the text as a whisper from the inner man. The LORD is the I AM within your consciousness speaking to Moses — to your mind. The Midianites stand for seductive states that entice you away from your true nature; the wiles of Peor and Cozbi are beliefs that promise pleasure or power while binding the soul. The command to vex them is a directive to dislodge these patterns by turning your attention to the I AM, to refuse their narrative. To smite them is to break their spell by revision of imagination, replacing fear with faith and lack with the presence of God. The plague that followed Peor's day is the visible result of clinging to such fantasies; when you heed the inner command and dwell in the awareness of I AM, these wiles lose their sting and you cleanse your inner land, separating from idolatry not by force but by aligning with divine Presence.
Practice This Now
In quiet, assume the identity 'I AM the One who remains untouched by temptation.' Feel the freedom as the Midianites dissolve; revise the scene in your mind where their wiles lose power and you stand in divine separation, repeating 'I AM' until it feels real.
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