Neville Goddard on Numbers 9:15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Numbers 9 in context

Scripture Focus

15And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.

Numbers 9:15

Biblical Context

On the day the tabernacle was raised, a cloud covered it by day and fire appeared on it by night, signaling divine presence and covenant loyalty.

Neville's Inner Vision

Numbers 9:15 offers a map of the inner sanctuary: when you choose to reared up the tabernacle in your mind, the cloud of awareness settles over it, and by night there is the appearance of fire until morning. This is not a weather report; it is a declaration of your state. The cloud is your steady attention—the I AM that does not wander—covering the tent of your testimony, the place where you know truth. The fire is the consciousness that lights your path, a continuous sign that guidance is present from dusk until dawn. In Neville's terms, you are the dreamer who can sustain a given state long enough for it to be a fact in awareness. The covenant loyalty is your commitment to dwell within this divine presence, to separate from the distracted thoughts that pull you away. Each morning you awaken to the same light because you have not forgotten the inner tabernacle you built. The outer world may shift, but the inner vision remains when you abide in the state.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and envision a tabernacle rising within you; see a calm cloud of awareness settle over it and feel the inner fire waking. Rest in the sense 'I am' present in this sanctuary now.