Neville Goddard on Numbers 35:22-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 35 in context

Scripture Focus

22But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,

23Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:

Numbers 35:22-23

Biblical Context

The passage differentiates unintentional killing from deliberate harm. If a death occurs suddenly without enmity or premeditation, it is not born of malice.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville’s psychology, every outward event is a dream of consciousness. Numbers 35:22-23 speaks of a sudden blow or stone cast that results in death, yet the speaker insists the killer was not an enemy and did not seek harm. This is a perfect image for the man who condemns himself in a moment of reaction, forgetting that all outward action is the outward sign of an inward state. When you interpret the incident as a literal fate, you miss the real drama: a belief held in consciousness that another can be harmed arises as a “sudden” circumstance. The remedy is to revise the inner assumption that someone can do you harm; recognize that you are the I AM, the sole mover of perception. The moment you awaken to the truth that no one is truly threatening you, the “accident” loses its charge and life responds with mercy. Begin to feel you are always safe, that your inner disposition is nonviolent, and all appearance of harm dissolves into the peace of awareness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assume, 'I am the I AM, unmoved by any sudden act of circumstance.' Visualize a scene where you respond with mercy and see the outcome shaped by your inner revision; feel it as real.