Neville Goddard on Exodus 18:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 18 in context

Scripture Focus

1When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;

2Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

3And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

4And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:

Exodus 18:1-4

Biblical Context

Exodus 18:1-4 recounts Jethro hearing of God’s acts, Moses’ family reunion, and the naming of Gershom and Eliezer, signaling both alienation and divine help. The outer deliverance of Israel points to an inner shift in consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this brief scene, the true drama is not geography but inner awakening. Jethro’s listening mirrors the moment your I AM awakens to its own power: the revelation of what God has done for Moses and Israel becomes your own inner memory of freedom. Gershom’s name—“I have been an alien in a strange land”—exposes the habit of feeling estranged from your own homeland of consciousness, the belief that you are other than the wholeness you seek. Eliezer, whose name means “God of my father is my help,” stands for the internal assurance that the power that saved you is not outside but within your own awareness. The exodus from Egypt, then, is a symbolic translation: bondage to limitation yields to a new state of mind where the I AM delivers you from imagined swords of fear. When you identify with the inner witness that knows you as free, you no longer need external signs to prove it; the outer scene will reflect the inner condition. Your life becomes the confirmation that the I AM has already acted on your behalf.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume you are already delivered, and feel the freedom as your current reality. Name the old sense of separation as Gershom and invite the inner Eliezer—the I AM—to be your constant help.