Inner Cleansing for Presence
Exodus 30:19-21 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Exodus 30 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Exodus 30:19-21 commands Aaron and his sons to wash their hands and feet before entering the tabernacle or approaching the altar; the washing is a perpetual statute to prevent death. It signals purification and readiness to serve with holiness.
Neville's Inner Vision
From the Neville lens, the washing is an inner act of cleansing consciousness, not a mere outward rite. The 'death' spoken in the text is the result of approaching the holy with impure belief; when you imagine washing your hands and feet, you are discarding fear, guilt, and old scripts that limit your service. The tabernacle becomes the inner temple of awareness where God, the I AM you identify with, resides. The altar represents your desires purified by attention, and the offering by fire is the heat of pure attention burning away doubt. The clause 'statute forever' is a daily invitation to return to that clean state before you act; holiness is a consistent disposition of mind, not a distant ceremony. When you operate from this state, you touch presence; the implicit promise is that you can minister from wholeness rather than lack. Practically, revise any claim of unworthiness, assume you are already clean, and feel the presence of God as you move through the world.
Practice This Now
Practice: Sit quietly, revise any sense of unworthiness, and imagine washing your hands and feet in living water. Then affirm 'I am clean' and step into your inner tabernacle, carrying that holiness into the day.
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