Neville Goddard on Exodus 29:15-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 29 in context

Scripture Focus

15Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.

16And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.

17And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.

Exodus 29:15-17

Biblical Context

Exodus 29:15-17 describes a ram being identified with, slain, its blood sprinkled on the altar, and its pieces washed and prepared. Symbolically, it points to inner purification through surrender and reintegration.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the ram is your inner nature—an unformed potential you must claim. When you place your hands on the ram’s head, you choose to identify with the higher I AM within. Slaying the ram is the moment you let go of the old self-image and its fears; the blood sprinkled around the altar is the life-force circulating in your present awareness, sealing the new state. The cutting and washing of its parts symbolize exposing hidden beliefs to the light of renewed consciousness, so they can be re-scripted. By reassembling these parts on the altar, you bring forth a purified personality that serves the divine idea you hold. This is true worship: a shift in inner state that alters your experience of life. The sacrifice is the ongoing letting go of what no longer serves your creative power.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, place your hands on the head of your inner ram, and declare: I AM the higher self here and now. Visualize life-blood of vitality sprinkling your inner altar, then release old beliefs and reassemble yourself as the elevated state you intend to live.