Neville Goddard on Exodus 25:10-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 25 in context

Scripture Focus

10And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

11And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.

12And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

13And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

15The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

17And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

18And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

19And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

20And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

21And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.

22And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

Exodus 25:10-22

Biblical Context

The passage commands the making of an ark and mercy seat, overlaid in gold, with cherubim, where God will meet and speak to Israel from above the mercy seat. The act establishes the ark as the container of divine testimony and the mercy seat as the throne of intimate communion.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the ark as the I AM made visible in your inner world. The shittim wood is your mortal frame; gild it with gold, symbolizing the purity and radiance of awareness. The rings and staves show that your state of consciousness must be carried by attention, not separated from its source. Inside lies the testimony—the inner commandments of your true nature. The mercy seat, atop the ark, is the seat of awakened attention; the cherubim at the ends, wings spread, express the harmonized faculties of desire and imagination worshiping the one Presence. Their faces look toward the mercy seat, indicating the inward focus of devotion. And there, from above the mercy seat, the I AM meets you and speaks the truths that order your life. The covenant is the loyalty of your mind to this state of awareness, a continuous alignment between belief and lived experience.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume I AM now as your unchanging reality. Envision the inner ark resting in your chest with the mercy seat above, and feel the ongoing communion as guiding intelligence accompanies your day.