Neville Goddard on Numbers 30:2-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 30 in context

Scripture Focus

2If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

3If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth;

4And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.

5But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.

Numbers 30:2-5

Biblical Context

Vows to the LORD bind the speaker; a daughter's vow depends on her father's approval. If he disallows it, the vow does not stand, and the LORD forgives.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read as a law of consciousness, Numbers 30:2-5 shows that a vow is a state you bind yourself to by speaking from the I AM. The man and the woman are not external figures but channels for your inner alignment; the father speaks as the inner authority within you—the conscience that approves or disallows a state. When that inner father hears and approves, the vow takes form in your life; when he remains silent or disallows, the vow does not stand, and forgiveness flows because you release a state that no longer serves your true self. The message is that your outer experience reflects your inner agreement. To apply, fix one useful vow in your imagination and dwell there until your awareness merges with it; imagine the I AM confirming it, feel the truth of it now, and let the world yield to your inner state.

Practice This Now

In a quiet moment, vow one constructive state and feel it as already true in your I AM. If doubts arise, revise the thought by affirming the inner authority’s silent approval, and let that state shape your outer world.