Neville Goddard on Numbers 5:18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 5 in context

Scripture Focus

18And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:

Numbers 5:18

Biblical Context

The verse describes a ritual where the priest brings a woman before the LORD, uncovers her head, and offers a memorial gift while the bitter water that supposedly curses is held in his hand.

Neville's Inner Vision

Numbers 5:18, in the inner light, places a state before the awareness of God. The 'woman' is a facet of consciousness—an idea about yourself that you test for alignment with the I AM. The act of setting her before the LORD and uncovering the head signals revealing hidden beliefs that govern your life. The 'offering of memorial' is not a mere ritual but your memory of a vow to remain faithful to divine truth; the bitter water that 'causeth the curse' is the energy of fear and judgment you have allowed to attend that belief. Yet the curse is not an external verdict; it is a signal that a state has not been fully owned. When you revise—standing in the awareness that you are the I AM, that you have never been separate from God—you reinterpret the bitter water as purification: drink in the certainty that this moment is complete. The ritual becomes a map of mind from fear to the immediacy of divine presence.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and act as the inner priest: declare, 'I AM the LORD of my life,' place the 'woman' before your inner light, and hold the bitter water as a symbol. Revise it by affirming, 'This water is life,' feeling the certainty of your oneness with God flood the scene.