Neville Goddard on Numbers 6:9-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 6 in context

Scripture Focus

9And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

10And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

11And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.

12And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.

Numbers 6:9-12

Biblical Context

These verses prescribe ceremonial steps for those defiled by death: shave the head on cleansing day, offer sin and burnt offerings, and dedicate the days of separation to the LORD, with the earlier days effectively reset.

Neville's Inner Vision

These lines are not history but a map of your inner weather. When death enters your life as a sudden defilement, the 'head of your consecration'—the image you wear as I AM—appears defiled. The cleansing day is the moment you decide to shift your awareness. To shave the head is to clean the old self-image from which you have acted; it is a symbolic letting go that allows a fresh self to be seen by consciousness. The two offerings—the one for sin and the one for a burnt offering—become inner affirmations: forgive what appears dead and dedicate the renewed energy to your holy purpose. The atonement is your act of inner repair, a movement of attention that makes holy the days of separation. Finally, the trespass offering lamb marks the gift you bring to the Lord—your renewed life—while the days before are not punished but re-set within your present awareness. The presence of God becomes a sustained sense of 'I AM' within you, transforming constraint into consecration.

Practice This Now

In a moment of quiet, assume you are already cleansed; visualize shaving away the old self and feel the I AM shining on your head. Then silently offer forgiveness and dedication as if you were presenting them at the temple, and dwell in the felt sense that you are consecrated to the LORD now.