Neville Goddard on Exodus 12:14-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 12 in context

Scripture Focus

14And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

15Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

16And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

17And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

18In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

19Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.

20Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

Exodus 12:14-20

Biblical Context

The text commands a lasting memorial feast of unleavened bread for seven days, with holy convocations and no work except eating. It marks the divine deliverance from Egypt as an ongoing ordinance for every generation.

Neville's Inner Vision

The command to observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread is not a distant ritual, but a call to awaken within the state of freedom here and now. Unleavened bread becomes a symbol for clearing the mind of leaven—the ego’s puffed beliefs, fear, and habit—so that only the pure, unaltered I AM remains visible in consciousness. By setting apart a holy rhythm—seven days of simple, undiluted practice—you rehearse the moment of liberation as an inner condition, not a historical event. The exodus is an inner movement: leaving the old stories behind and entering a new alignment with divine order. As you dwell on this inner feast, you feed on truth that has no yeast of doubt, and your awareness is nourished by the conviction that you are already delivered. In this sense, the ‘armies’ of your mind are those thoughts and feelings that march in step with the truth you choose to inhabit, moving you from bondage to liberty within your own consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: For seven days, each morning assume the state, 'I am delivered,' and feel it-real as if you have already passed through the door. Replace every thought of limitation with the certainty of I AM freedom, picturing your inner house restored to unleavened clarity.