Neville Goddard on Numbers 25:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 25 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

9And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

Numbers 25:8-9

Biblical Context

Phinehas ends the plague by enforcing a boundary of holiness; the episode shows how unchecked inner impulses breed distress and how steadfast inner conviction restores health.

Neville's Inner Vision

Numbers 25:8-9 is spoken as a parable for the inner world. The plague that ravaged the camp is simply a symbol of a belief in life apart from the I AM within. The man and the woman represent a pairing of impulse and story that pretend to offer vitality but actually feed fear, separation, and pain. Phinehas’s act—zeal that cuts through the tent—belongs to the consciousness that will not tolerate such idolatry. It is not a physical murder I imitate, but a decisive inner boundary drawn by a fixed I AM, a willingness to align completely with the Life that is God. When this alignment takes hold, the inner movement that fed the plague collapses and the nation returns to health. So too with me: when I stand in the I AM and refuse to worship any image of life that is not divine, the plague of doubt is stayed in my own field of awareness. Practice: assume the feeling of I AM as the sole reality, and allow any fear or craving to collapse into that single, luminous presence.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In a quiet moment, breathe deeply and declare, I AM the Life. Envision a bright, unyielding boundary in your chest and feel fear or craving dissolve as you dwell in that presence.