Inner Commandments of Freedom
Exodus 20:13-17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Exodus 20 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Exodus 20:13-17 lays prohibitions against harming others, stealing, lying, and coveting, presenting an outer code that mirrors an inner standard of right relationship. The emphasis is on how we relate to our neighbor, which in Neville's view begins as a state of consciousness.
Neville's Inner Vision
From Neville's vantage, the commandments are not external laws but inner conditions of the I AM. To 'not kill' is to keep the vitality of your life-state from turning against itself; to 'not steal' is to refuse to take into your imagination the belief that you lack what belongs to another, for all possession resides in the one Life you are aware. 'Not bearing false witness' becomes a discipline of image—guarding your inner portraits so they reflect your wholeness, not your fear. 'Not coveting' dissolves the poverty thought; you awaken to the truth that abundance is your natural state when you dwell in the living present as awareness. The neighbor is not other people apart from you; the neighbor is the manifestation of your own consciousness in relationship—the sacred image through which you learn to extend love, truth, and respect. When you imagine the world unified by a single awareness, actions soften, conflicts dissolve, and obedience to the inner law manifests as harmonious behavior. The commandments, then, are maps of consciousness—practice them until your inner state becomes the world you live.
Practice This Now
Assume the feeling of already living in harmony with every neighbor: repeat, 'I am one with all Life.' In one minute, revise a recent envy or judgment by affirming abundance and reflect the other’s good; feel it-real in your body.
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