Neville Goddard on Numbers 25:6-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 25 in context

Scripture Focus

6And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

7And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;

8And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

Numbers 25:6-8

Biblical Context

Numbers 25:6-8 presents a crisis inside the camp sparked by a visible breach, followed by a plague. Phinehas intervenes with a decisive act, and the plague is stayed.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider Numbers 25:6-8 as a parable of your inner life. The Midianitish woman and the public weeping represent desires that have wandered into your sacred space, stirring fear. Phinehas embodies the sharp, unwavering focus of consciousness—the I AM at work when you refuse to entertain the dream that discord can persist. His spear signifies the moment of refusal, piercing through a lingering image that keeps the mind in bondage. When the intervention occurs, the plague—your inner discord—ceases because your awareness has chosen a new order. This scene invites you to observe how one persistent choice, made with conviction, reorganizes the entire inner atmosphere. You are not changing others; you are changing your state of consciousness. The inner Phinehas is your power to end inner drama by affirming that you already belong to the divine order, here and now.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM as the unassailable judge within; revise the scene by imagining desires aligned with divine order until the inner plague dissolves, and you feel complete peace.