Neville Goddard on Exodus 14:21-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

21And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

23And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

24And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

26And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

29But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

30Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

31And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.

Exodus 14:21-31

Biblical Context

Moses stretches his hand and the sea parts, letting Israel walk across on dry ground while Pharaoh's army is overwhelmed. The people witness the Lord's mighty saving work and rise in fear and faith toward Him and Moses.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your true exodus is not from a distant land but from a stubborn consciousness clinging to limitation. The parting of the waters is the moment your I AM asserts itself over the dream of separation. The east wind is a shift in awareness, pushing old beliefs to the left and right so you may walk through the sea of yourself on dry ground. The walls of water on either side stand for the two aspects of your awareness—what you now know and what you yet allow—held apart by a single, unwavering attention to the Presence that I AM. The pursuit of Pharaoh's army becomes the inner fear that says, 'This is too big for me;' yet the Lord looking through the pillar of fire confirms, 'I fight for you.' When you stretch forth the hand of conviction and dare to trust, the sea returns to its strength only after you have stepped into the freedom of your true self. The deliverance is not a history lesson but a state of consciousness revealed as experience.

Practice This Now

Imaginatively stand at the shore of your own sea. Assume the I AM is parting the waters of limitation and feel yourself stepping onto dry ground, delivered.