Neville Goddard on Numbers 5:12-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 5 in context

Scripture Focus

12Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,

13And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;

14And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:

15Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.

Numbers 5:12-15

Biblical Context

If a husband suspects his wife of infidelity and there is no witness, the ritual is to bring her to the priest and offer a barley meal as a memorial; jealousy arises as a sign of an inner conviction about breach and fidelity within the covenant.

Neville's Inner Vision

To read this text with Neville eyes, see the 'spirit of jealousy' as a state of consciousness within you. The husband is the one who carries the belief of a possible breach in your inner covenant with God—the I AM that you are. The wife is a symbol for your own life-force and the trust you place in your inner order; her defilement or lack thereof reflects how you hold your thoughts about your own fidelity to divine law. The offering of barley, without oil or incense, marks a plain, humble remembrance—an act of re-stating your allegiance to the inner standard rather than seeking exterior proofs. When jealousy arises, you are being reminded to re-center in awareness, not to condemn another. By bringing the memory to the inner priest and offering a simple token, you reassert the mental state you wish to inhabit: fidelity to your I AM. The ritual thus becomes a practical method to dislodge the belief in separation and restore harmony within the mind's covenant. In this view, jealousy fades as you consent to the truth of your divine order.

Practice This Now

Practice: In the moment of jealousy, assume the state 'I am faithful to my inner covenant.' Imagine presenting the barley-offering to the inner priest and feeling the memory of accusation fade—feel the I AM reconciled within.