Neville Goddard on Numbers 29:17-34 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 29 in context

Scripture Focus

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 29:17-34

Biblical Context

Numbers 29:17-34 lays out a seven-day ritual of offerings: day two features twelve bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs, with a sin offering and the continual burnt offering. Each subsequent day reduces the bullocks by one, ending on day seven with seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs, plus the sin offering.

Neville's Inner Vision

I say to you, the stories of sacrifice are not outside you but within your consciousness, for the I AM is the altar you inhabit. The numbers are modes of awareness, changing as you attend to your inner weather. The twelve bullocks on day two symbolize a mind filled with old obligations and identifications that no longer serve you, the two rams represent disciplined thoughts, and the fourteen lambs the tender, fresh states you cultivate. The sin offering goat marks the release of guilt or false self-images you have allowed to roam in the temple of your mind. The continual burnt offering is the living fire of awareness that never dies, the steady presence you bring to every moment. As the days progress and the bullocks decrease, you are invited to shrink the old self’s claims, not by denial but by refinement—your focus narrowing yet growing in clarity. The structure is not mechanical; it is a map of your inner freedom, proving that change is wrought first in imagination and then seen in life.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: sit quietly and perform the seven-day revision. Each day, accept and feel the release of a fixed number of limiting beliefs (start with twelve on day two, then eleven, etc.), and end by affirming that the altar of awareness is already fulfilled within you.