Neville Goddard on Exodus 30:17-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 30 in context

Scripture Focus

17And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

18Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.

Exodus 30:17-18

Biblical Context

The passage prescribes a brass laver and its foot for washing, placed between the tabernacle and the altar. It signals purification, holiness, and a boundary for entering the sacred presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Exodus 30:17-18 speaks of a brass laver and a pedestal, a wash-basin set between the tent of meeting and the altar. In Neville's psychology, this laver becomes the boundary where your state of consciousness can cleanse itself before offering its light outward. The word 'between' is crucial: holiness does not reside in a distant place but in the moment you observe and wash with awareness. The water represents the still, discerning I AM that receives every thought and emotion, and the brass suggests the firm, unyielding clarity of conviction. Washing is not about external ritual but an inner rearrangement: you release fear, doubt, and self-judgment, and you stand as the ready mind that offers its best to life. When you imagine yourself standing at the threshold—sanctuary on one side, sacrifice on the other—feel the I AM washing and setting conditions for true presence. The act redefines purity as alignment, separation as inner boundary, and presence as the result of inner discipline.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine you are washed in the water of I AM, standing on the threshold between inner sanctuary and outward service. Feel it-real that purity is your present state of consciousness, not a distant attainment.