Neville Goddard on Exodus 17:2-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 17 in context

Scripture Focus

2Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?

3And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

4And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

5And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.

6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Exodus 17:2-6

Biblical Context

The people murmur for water; Moses asks God for help, and God tells him to strike the rock so water would come forth for the people.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the scene is not about geography but about your inner state. The rock stands for the fixed belief that life is scarce; the water is the life-force that comes from consciousness when you align with the I AM. The people's chiding and Moses' plea mirror your restless thoughts and your moment of decision: will you continue in lack, or will you invoke the higher order within? God’s instruction to go before the people with the elders and to strike the rock is the symbolic act of bringing your affirmed state into form: pronouncing 'I AM' as the reality that your awareness accepts. When the rock is struck and water appears, it is not a miracle outside you, but the demonstration that provision resides in your own consciousness. The water stands for grace and favor that follow faith, not effort; the test is your willingness to trust the I AM behind every sensation, to move in faith even when the outer scene murmurs otherwise. Embrace this: the present moment is Horeb, and your awareness is the rock. Water will rise as you acknowledge and dwell in your true, unshakable I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the feeling of abundant supply now. Visualize striking the inner rock with your I AM statement until water of life pours forth and you feel grateful.