Inner Midwives of Exodus

Exodus 1:15-22 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Exodus 1 in context

Scripture Focus

15And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
16And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
18And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
19And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
20Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
22And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
Exodus 1:15-22

Biblical Context

Pharaoh commands the Hebrew midwives to kill male infants, but Shiphrah and Puah fear God and save the babies. God blesses their courage and the people multiply as a result.

Neville's Inner Vision

In your consciousness, Pharaoh’s decree is a limiting belief threatening the life of your possibilities. The midwives symbolize the birth faculties within you—imagination and discernment—that refuse to bow to lack and instead bring forth life. When they 'fear God' they align with the I AM, the timeless awareness that births reality. The king’s command represents a belief in death by decree; yet by choosing a different assumption you witness multiplication of life. The midwives’ act of saving the male children becomes inner proof that steadfast alignment with God overrides outward appearances. God dealing well with the midwives and the people growing mighty signals that sustained trust in the I AM expands your conditions and prospering states. “He made them houses” points to establishing a secure inner dwelling through faith, so your outer world mirrors your stable, loving state. The river decree to cast sons into the river is a fear-based narrative you rewrite by choosing life. Persist in the feeling of your desired state as real, and the world will respond accordingly.

Practice This Now

Assume the state that life is already birthed within you; close your eyes, feel the joy of that reality, and allow your environment to shift to reflect this conviction. Repeat the feeling-it-real until it is present in your experience.

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