Neville Goddard on Numbers 5:20-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 5 in context

Scripture Focus

20But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband:

21Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;

Numbers 5:20-21

Biblical Context

Numbers 5:20-21 presents a ritual where a priest imposes an oath of curse on a woman accused, tying guilt to a public divine judgment. The text portrays judgment as a formal procedure rather than a personal verdict.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, this scene is not about a past crime but about the inner state you keep calling 'me.' The 'woman' is a symbol of your present state of consciousness—feeling defiled, or separated from the I AM. The 'priest' and the oath of curse are the inner voices that hiss 'if you violate the rule, you shall rot' and thus shape your imagined reality. But God is the I AM within; the law of life operates as your own awareness. You do not 'go outside' into punishment; you reinforce or revise the concept by what you imagine you are. When you refuse to identify with guilt and instead declare, 'I am the I AM, whole and undefiled,' the curse dissolves. Your body and life respond to the new image you hold about yourself. The severe imagery of rot and swelling marks old beliefs; you may choose to replace them with a vision of health, order, and unity with the divine in you. In that re-imagining, judgment gives way to mercy, and the inner temple remains intact.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and silently affirm: I am the I AM; I am whole, undefiled, and at one with life. Feel that truth here and now, and let the imagined scene dissolve into peace.