Inner Purification of Numbers

Neville's Inner Vision

Numbers 31:19-24 speaks of going out and purifying seven days, washing garments and even metals by fire and water. In Neville's key, these rites symbolize inner work. The camp is your present state of consciousness; the warriors are your outward acts; the slain and captives are belief patterns and attachments no longer serving your life. The instruction to pass through fire—what may endure the flame—refines your true values; what yields to the fire is released. The water of separation then cleanses what the fire left untouched, washing away the residue of old identifications. Purifying clothing and materials stands for cleansing the mental attire you wear in daily life—the stories, fears, and judgments you carry. To return to the camp is to re-enter as a renewed I AM, not a worn-out self, with holiness and integrity restored. The act is not external ritual but a reenactment of your inner decree: I now choose to be clean, to have my inner chamber aligned with divine truth, and to live from that state, here and now.