Neville Goddard on Exodus 21:18-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 21 in context

Scripture Focus

18And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

19If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

Exodus 21:18-19

Biblical Context

Exodus 21:18-19 describes a scenario where two men clash; if the wounded man recovers, the one who struck must compensate for lost time and ensure full healing, signaling accountability and restoration.

Neville's Inner Vision

Exodus 21:18-19 is not merely external law but a map of your inner life. The stone or fist is the violent impulse within, the bed is your prior limitation, and rising with a staff is the restored vitality you assume by I AM awareness. When you rise and walk, you have 'quit' the old strike in your mind; the aggressor becomes a part of your impulse that you forgive and redirect. The payment for lost time is the discipline of renewed energy; thorough healing is the new state of consciousness you assume. Thus the verse teaches inner justice: restore the mind to health by living from the end you desire, and the outer scene follows. Healing arises from a changed inner motion, not from external decree.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise the scene: I rise, walk, and am fully restored; feel the 'aggressor' in your awareness dissolving as you forgive and redirect the impulse. Hold this end-for-end feeling for several minutes and let it stamp your body with health.