Neville Goddard on Numbers 6:13-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

13And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

14And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,

15And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.

16And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:

17And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.

18And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.

19And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:

20And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.

21This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.

Numbers 6:13-21

Biblical Context

The passage lays out the rites for a Nazarite after the days of separation: offerings of burnt, sin, and peace; hair is shaved, wave offerings are made, and after these acts the vow is fulfilled and the Nazarite may drink wine.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Numbers 6:13–21, the Nazarite stands not as a distant ritual but as a state of consciousness you awaken. The days of separation are the quiet inner weeks of attention, when you turn from the world's clamor to the I AM at the door of your inner tabernacle. The offerings—burnt, sin, peace—become mental acts of allegiance: you offer your first and finest thoughts to the Lord, confess any misalignment, and rest in grateful harmony. The shaving of the head marks the shedding of old self-identities; hair placed in the fire expresses the alchemy by which outward drives are transfigured by awareness. The wave offering and the priest's portions symbolize acknowledging your new state before the inner temple as holy and complete. Only after this acknowledgement may you enjoy the wine of life—the sweetness of realized fulfillment. The Law serves as a map, but your experience is the living reality you create by faith in your own I AM. Fear dissolves as you recognize that completion is your true nature here and now.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and assume the feeling of completion. Visualize entering your inner tabernacle, presenting your wholehearted vow as a burnt offering, then imagine shedding the old self and waving your new state before the I AM.