Neville Goddard on Numbers 5:5-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 5 in context

Scripture Focus

5And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

6Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty;

7Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.

8But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.

9And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.

10And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.

Numbers 5:5-10

Biblical Context

Plainly, the passage prescribes confessing the sin, paying back the trespass with a fifth part, and, if no kin can recompense, delivering it to the LORD through the priest; it also states that offerings and holy things belong to the priest. In this, the ritual moves toward forgiveness and reconciliation within a defined inner order.

Neville's Inner Vision

The trespass is a misalignment in your inner world of consciousness, not merely an external fault. Confession is turning attention toward the truth of what has been thought or done, while recompense—the principal plus a fifth—represents a small inward settlement restoring harmony with your higher self. The LORD symbolizes the inner law—the I AM—that witnesses every movement of desire. When you pay the trespass to the LORD through the priest, you are surrendering a portion of your outward products to the inner self, choosing alignment over fear. The ram of the atonement stands for the cleansing that follows realignment, and the offerings signify releasing sacred thoughts and intentions into your inner economy. The end goal is forgiveness and reconciliation: you ascend in awareness by returning to your original, peaceful state within, guided by an inner priest who mediates not between you and external gods, but between you and your true nature.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, "I have confessed and restored harmony within me." Visualize handing the fifth part of your charge to the inner priest and feel the weight lift as you rest in the I AM.