Neville Goddard on Numbers 5:6-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 5 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Numbers 5:6-7

Biblical Context

Numbers 5:6-7 states that when a person sins, they must confess and restore the trespass by paying back the principal plus one-fifth to the injured party.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the theater of your mind, sin is a misalignment in consciousness, not a crime outside. Confession is the decisive acknowledgment of that misalignment with the I AM. The 'principal' you owe is the energy you expended in that belief, and the 'fifth part' is the added measure of awareness, faith, and gratitude you invest to restore balance. To give it 'unto him' is to return that energy to Life within you—the inner God who animates all. When you hold this inner act, you invite forgiveness not as a verdict but as a reordering of your inner state. By choosing to see yourself as already restored, you bring the corresponding outer harmony into expression. The law in Numbers simply mirrors your inner correction; as you revise your sense of self, the outer scene follows into wholeness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you have already confessed and restored balance within your I AM. Then revise by adding one-fifth more faith and gratitude to the energy you released, feeling it real as you return it to Life.