Neville Goddard on Exodus 26:15-37 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 26 in context

Scripture Focus

15And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.

16Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.

17Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

18And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.

19And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.

20And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:

21And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

22And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.

23And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.

24And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

25And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

26And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

27And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.

28And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end.

29And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.

30And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.

31And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

32And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.

33And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.

34And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

35And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

36And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.

37And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

Exodus 26:15-37

Biblical Context

Exodus 26:15-37 details the precise construction of the tabernacle’s boards, bars, and veil, outlining how a sacred enclosure is formed.

Neville's Inner Vision

Exodus 26:15-37 reads like a manual for the inner man. The boards are not mere timber but fixed states of consciousness you entertain—standing up in faith, shaped by your attention. Their length and breadth specify the scale of your imagined life; the tenons and sockets teach you that belief and feeling must fit in orderly alignment. The silver sockets ground the outer structure in a consciousness of value and support; the bars, laid in the middle, declare unity across your divisions, drawing the whole tabernacle into one circumference of awareness. Overlay of gold is the radiance you pour upon your states, reflecting the divine nature you already are. The veil and the tabernacle’s separation disclose the present inner barrier between mere perception and the holy of holies, where the ark of the testimony enters. When you assume the presence now, you are lifting the veil by your attention and feeling. Remember: God’s presence is not out there but within your I AM, which you become by ceasing to identify with limitation and choosing this inner temple as your home.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume you are the builder of your inner tabernacle. Visualize each board in place, the gold overlay shining, and feel the I AM dwelling in the holy of holies.