Neville Goddard on Exodus 18:20-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 18 in context

Scripture Focus

20And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

21Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

22And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

Exodus 18:20-22

Biblical Context

Moses is told to teach the people ordinances and the way they must walk, and to appoint able, God-fearing, truth-telling men to judge. The plan distributes judgment across levels, with small matters handled locally and bigger issues brought to the leadership, easing the burden on the whole.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed from the inner vantage, this scene maps the architecture of your mind. 'Teach them ordinances and laws' becomes the act of impressing fixed, life-giving principles upon your consciousness—laws of thought, the ways you consistently walk, and the work you set your heart to do. The 'able men' are inner faculties set in order: reverence for truth (fear of God), integrity (truth-tellers), and detachment from greed (hating covetousness). You appoint them to govern the streams of thought, at scales from vast to intimate—thousands, hundreds, tens—symbolizing the degrees of attention you bring to every feeling, memory, and decision. Allow these inner rulers to judge the 'great matters' and reserve the small matters to your day-to-day discernment, so your larger self is not overwhelmed. The instruction is not external rule, but a discipline of consciousness: alignment with your inner statutes, so life becomes easier as the mind carries the burden through the right authorities. Your imagination is the government, and the I AM, the seat of law that makes order out of chaos.