Neville Goddard on Exodus 23:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 23 in context

Scripture Focus

4If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

6Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Exodus 23:4-6

Biblical Context

Returning what belongs to another and helping those in distress are the verse's core acts. It also cautions against perverting justice in the case of the poor.

Neville's Inner Vision

Take Exodus 23:4-6 into your consciousness, and notice that the 'enemy' and the 'burden' live in your own mind. The ox and the ass are stray beliefs; when you imagine returning them to their rightful owner, you restore order in your state of consciousness, and the world around you echoes that restoration. The act of helping burdens is you choosing mercy as the function of your I AM. When you refuse to wrest judgment from the poor in any situation, you acknowledge the law of justice operating in you, not as punishment but as balance. The outer scene changes to reflect the inner habit you cultivate. So you practice daily: you assume that all beings are whole and have right conditions; you revise any thought that would condemn, and you feel-it-real by imagining the other as complete and tended. In this way, the inner Sabbath of mercy becomes the outer concrete reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine you are returning the enemy's lost ox; picture yourself steadying the burdened animal and then offering help to the one who hates you. Then declare, I am the I AM, mercy in action, and feel the truth settling in your heart.