Inner Altar Cleansing

Numbers 4:13-14 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Numbers 4 in context

Scripture Focus

13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
14And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it.
Numbers 4:13-14

Biblical Context

The verses describe removing the ashes from the altar and covering it with purple cloth, then placing the vessels of ministry on it, symbolizing a purified mind prepared for worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your mind is the altar; the ashes are the lingering remnant of past acts and fears that do not belong to your present I AM. By removing them, you clear a space for awareness to stand in its own royal presence. The purple cloth is consciousness clothed in authority, a recognition that you are not ruled by hunger or habit but by the sovereign I AM within. As you lay the cloth over the altar, you declare that your inner sanctuary operates under divine order and purpose. The vessels—censers, fleshhooks, shovels, and basins—symbolize your inner faculties and the acts of service you perform. Place each tool on the cloth, organizing your mind so that discernment, purification, action, and receptivity serve the same goal. The badgers' skins covering the altar protect the sacred space from projection and disturbance, a barrier that preserves integrity. The staves set and steady the altar, a reminder that discipline and memory support ongoing worship. This is true worship: imagining and living from the I AM, until the world is felt as your inner kingdom.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already standing in royal awareness. Imagine sweeping away the old ashes, then draping the purple cloth of consciousness over the altar and placing your inner faculties—discernment, service, will, and receptivity—upon it, feeling the shelter and authority of the I AM.

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