Neville Goddard on Numbers 29:13-34 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 29 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Numbers 29:13-34

Biblical Context

The text prescribes a sequence of burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sin offerings scheduled over seven days, all without blemish, to mark purification and devotion. It emphasizes proportions and ritual order as a path to holiness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Suppose you are the I AM, and the chapters of Numbers unfold as your inner calendar. The 'burnt offering' is not an animal, but the whole consecration of your thoughts to awareness, a fragrant surrender to the one life within you. The thirteen bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs symbolize clusters of attention, desire, and belief—each day inviting more purity and less of the old self-image. As the days progress, the numbers thin, yet the demand remains: nothing blemished but the readiness to be used by the divine idea. The 'sin offering' points to the release of error thoughts; the 'continual burnt offering' is the steady now in which you re-state I AM as your reality. In your meditation, imagine the ritual as your interior state changing—your awareness compels form by the law of imagination. The image of sacrifice becomes a symbol of your continual devotion, not to an external deity, but to your own higher self, the I AM that you are.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the feeling that you are offering your most cherished limitation to the I AM. Revise the scene by mentally supplying the 'sweet savour' of your new state as already accomplished, and feel it real.