Redeeming the Inner Self: Exodus 21:7-9
Exodus 21:7-9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Exodus 21 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Exodus 21:7–9 describes how a daughter betrothed as a maidservant should be treated, with redemption available if the master is displeased, and limits on selling her to a foreign nation; if betrothed to his son, she is to be treated like a daughter.
Neville's Inner Vision
The text does not name persons as 'things' but reveals states of consciousness guarded by law. The 'daughter' is the living image of a soul aspect you have set in a particular role; the 'master' is the ruling belief that controls that aspect. When the master is displeased or threatens to sell her to a strange nation, you are shown how belief can decree bondage. Redeeming her is your decision to alter the assumption, to imagine her value restored, and to refuse any outer decree to define her. If she is betrothed to his son, she is to be treated as a daughter—held in reverence, nurtured with dignity and inner harmony. The text nudges you toward inner sovereignty: acknowledge the dignity inherent in every facet of your being, and re-author the relationship between your desires and self-image. You do not exist to be sold to fear or lack; you exist to be crowned by your I AM, through a disciplined act of revision and feeling it real.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and state, 'I AM the master of my inner state.' Then revise: 'I redeem every part offered to fear and align it with the divine order within me, feeling it real.'
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