Neville Goddard on Exodus 22:21-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 22 in context

Scripture Focus

21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

24And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Exodus 22:21-24

Biblical Context

Exodus 22:21-24 commands kindness to strangers and the vulnerable, reminding us we were once strangers in Egypt. It warns that oppression invites divine wrath and that God hears their cries.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this scripture, the 'stranger' and the 'widow' or 'orphan' are not distant laws but states of consciousness you carry. To vex or oppress them is to resist a truth you already know: you are the I AM, the one who can move the universal wheel by aligning your inner climate with mercy. If you feel someone within you cries in distress, that cry does not accuse you; it summons you to revise your assumption about your world. When your inner life treats some part as enemy, you amputate its vitality and invite misfortune—your own 'wrath' becomes a sword that splits your peace and gnaws your abundance. But God’s threat is not punishment from without; it is invitation to awaken: to hear the cry, to respond with justice, to shelter with compassion. Reframe the dynamic: you are the one who, in consciousness, protects and provides, and your outer conditions soften to reflect that inner order. The command is love in action, not fear in reaction.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise one stubborn belief about others as a strangeness. Imagine you, the I AM, embracing and protecting that part now, feeling mercy and justice as your reality.