Neville Goddard on Numbers 7:12-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 7 in context

Scripture Focus

12And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

13And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

14One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:

15One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

16One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

17And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

Numbers 7:12-17

Biblical Context

On the first day, Nahshon's offerings—silver vessels, flour with oil, incense, and animals—form a complete worship ritual. The passage presents this as a model for approaching holiness and devotion.

Neville's Inner Vision

The inner map here is not history but a psychology of awakening. Nahshon, the leader from Judah, stands for the I AM within you taking the first conscious steps toward sanctity. The silver charger and bowl symbolize the measurement and nourishment of your attention—what you feed your mind and feeling with each moment. The golden spoon full of incense is your prayer rising as a fragrant image in imagination. The burnt offering, sin offering, and peace offerings symbolize disciplined states: surrender, acknowledgment, and harmony. The weights and order stress that your inner life must be tended with care; no part of consciousness is wasted. As you practice, you revise by assuming you are the sanctuary—the I AM present here and now. When you feel the incense of prayer and declare forgiveness, you align with a state of wholeness that overflows into every outward act, transforming your relationships and daily cares.

Practice This Now

Practice: close your eyes and assume the state of being the sanctuary now; imagine Nahshon as your inner I AM presenting the offerings, feel the weight of the silver in your hands, then revise by declaring I am already this state and let a sense of peace fill your chest.