Neville Goddard on Exodus 31:14-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 31 in context

Scripture Focus

14Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

15Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 31:14-15

Biblical Context

Exodus 31:14-15 commands keeping the Sabbath as holy and set apart, forbidding work on that day and distinguishing it from ordinary labor. It emphasizes holiness and obedience as a weekly rhythm.

Neville's Inner Vision

Exodus 31:14-15 speaks with the cadence of a covenant, but in the inner key it speaks to your awareness. The Sabbath is not a distant law to be kept by the body, but a moment you decide to inhabit as the I AM. When you awaken to the truth that you are God in action, the urge to 'work' loses its grip and the mind rests in its own light. The threat of death for defiling the day reveals only the fear that your consciousness might be cut off from its life; yet you can erase that fear by choosing to dwell in the still, holy state that never leaves you. The six days of activity represent the ordinary thoughts and plans of the ego; the seventh day is the turning inward, a deliberate shift to pure awareness. In that shift you discover that holiness is your natural condition and that you belong to the LORD within. The commandment becomes a gentle invitation to return to your foundation: I AM, here, now, at rest.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the state: I am in Sabbath rest now. Feel the I AM as unwavering stillness and revise the belief that you must earn rest through effort; dwell in this present sacred rest as your reality.