Neville Goddard on Exodus 30:22-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 30 in context

Scripture Focus

22Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

23Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,

24And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:

25And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.

26And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,

27And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,

28And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.

29And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

30And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

31And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.

Exodus 30:22-31

Biblical Context

God instructs Moses to craft a sacred anointing oil and use it to consecrate the tabernacle, Ark, furnishings, and Aaron and his sons. The oil is to set apart what it touches as holy, a perpetual fragrance and standard for worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the text, the oil is not a jar of perfume but a symbol of your interior state. The principal spices are the raw materials of your imagination; pure myrrh is your awareness purified by inner witness, cinnamon is the sweetness of disciplined thought, calamus the steady movement of desire, cassia the pungent truth that cuts through distraction. When you mix them with olive oil, you are coordinating your attention with intention, blending feeling with belief. The tabernacle you anoint is the sanctuary of your mind—the place where you attend to your life as a sacred office. Anointing the ark, the table, the candlestick, the altar, and the laver is a rite of inner order: you declare that every instrument of your inner life is holy and usable by your higher self. The clause that anything touching them shall be holy invites you to live as if your state of consciousness multiplies holiness wherever it touches. The final commissioning of Aaron and his sons is you, the I AM, standing in for service to your divine idea in this moment.

Practice This Now

Assume that you are already holy and set apart; sit quietly, breathe deeply, and envision the sacred oil being poured over your head, saturating your awareness. Revise any sense of unworthiness and affirm, 'I am the I AM, consecrated to divine service in this moment.'