Neville Goddard on Numbers 3:46-47 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

46And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

47Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

Numbers 3:46-47

Biblical Context

The passage states that among the firstborn of Israel there are those to be redeemed beyond the Levites, and each is redeemed by a coin of five shekels per person.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the temple of your mind, the firstborn stands for your awakened I AM—your living awareness and highest intention. The Levites are the inner, consecrated state that guards the sanctuary. When the text speaks of redeeming what is greater than the Levites by paying five shekels apiece, it is teaching you a principle: value your inner light enough to dedicate a fixed price of attention to it. The five shekels by the poll are symbolic: five moments of clear consciousness, five breaths, five deliberate affirmations to the I AM. The sanctuary is where that I AM is recognized, and the price you pay is your decision to stand in that state rather than in doubt. If you persist, your sense of self shifts; redemption becomes not a ritual so much as a revolution of attention. Your inner firstborn is not subtracted from you but restored to its rightful sovereignty when you esteem it with consistent, purposeful thought.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and imagine paying five coins of attention to the I AM within, each coin representing a moment of steadfast awareness. Then feel yourself redeemed into the sanctuary state, right here and now.