Inner Table and Lamp Alignment
Exodus 26:35 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Exodus 26 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Exodus 26:35 prescribes the precise placement of two sacred pieces—the table and the candlestick—in the holy place, with the table set without the veil and the lamp opposite on the south side, while the table itself sits on the north side. The verse emphasizes an inner order of worship, not merely a physical layout.
Neville's Inner Vision
Viewed through Neville's lens, this is not about carpentry but the arrangement of states within consciousness. The table without the veil represents the mind’s surface where your thoughts, purposes, and hopes are laid bare for the light of awareness to rest upon. The candlestick, set opposite the table on the south side, is the irradiation of the I AM—the living presence that shines on every thought, removing separation and doubt. The directive to place the table on the north side and the lamp opposite on the south is a symbolic map of inner alignment: bring your active outward mind (north) into harmony with the illuminating presence (south), so that you perceive in every moment that God is the I AM within you. When you imagine this inner sanctuary now, you revise your inner climate: you stop withholding from your life what you claim to desire; you permit the Presence to stand over against your thoughts, casting light and dissolving fear. The practical result is a felt shift in your identity: you awaken as the one who dwells in the sanctuary, and the sanctuary becomes your life.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and, in one breath, imagine entering your inner sanctuary. Place the table on the north side, without veil, and set the lamp opposite it on the south side; then feel the Presence filling the room as you assume the state of I AM now.
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