Neville Goddard on Numbers 29:12-38 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 29 in context

Scripture Focus

12And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:

13And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:

14And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,

15And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs:

16And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

17And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:

18And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

19And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.

20And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;

21And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

22And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

23And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

24Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

25And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

26And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:

27And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

28And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

29And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

30And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

31And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

32And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

33And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

34And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.

35On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:

36But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

37Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

38And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Numbers 29:12-38

Biblical Context

Numbers 29:12-38 outlines a seven-day holy convocation with offerings and a concluding eighth-day assembly. It centers on worship, sacrifice, and purity, directing attention away from labor to sacred remembrance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read through Neville’s lens, Numbers 29:12-38 is not about cattle but an inner timetable I set in imagination. The seven days of offerings become milestones in my inner festival, where I invite energies and attitudes to rise and pass, refining my states of consciousness until they taste the sweet savour of God within. The sin offering points to acknowledging misalignment, the continual burnt offering to the daily mood I maintain, and the final assembly to the moment when my inner temple stands fully in order and I am called into quiet worship. The repeated sequence teaches me to rehearse the feeling of worship until it becomes my natural disposition; the eighth-day solemn assembly marks the completion of a cycle, when the inner life and outer life harmonize. By keeping this inner festival in mind, true worship becomes a felt state, purity a daily practice, and holiness a steady alignment with the I AM within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and declare I AM the Lord of my inner festival; visualize seven symbolic offerings appearing before your inner sight, then feel the acceptance and stillness that follows as the state of worship takes root.