Neville Goddard on Exodus 31:15-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 31 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

16Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

17It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

Exodus 31:15-17

Biblical Context

Six days are for work, but the seventh is a holy day of rest, set apart for the LORD. This rest is kept as a perpetual covenant and a sign between God and Israel.

Neville's Inner Vision

See the Sabbath not as a ritual apart from you, but as the state of consciousness you enter when you stop trying to prove yourself. The six days of activity in the world mirror the restless thinking that shapes appearances; the seventh day is the interior pause where I AM rests within you. In that stillness you discover that creation does not begin with effort but with recognition: you are the I AM, and the Lord who rested is the same presence within your own heart. When you imagine yourself as the source of heaven and earth, you are reviving the pattern of rest that makes form possible. The Sabbath becomes a living sign—inner alignment with the one consciousness—everlasting because consciousness itself is timeless. By honoring this inner sabbath, you disarm the impulse to force outcomes and instead invite the already-present order to unfold from your inner union with God.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: For a few minutes, assume the feeling, 'I am rested in God now,' and let that rest fill your mind. If thoughts arise, revise them by returning to the state 'I AM' and perceiving life as already complete.