Neville Goddard on Exodus 33:19-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 33 in context

Scripture Focus

19And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

21And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:

22And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:

23And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

Exodus 33:19-23

Biblical Context

Exodus 33:19-23 presents God’s goodness passing before Moses. A limitation is that no man can see His face and live, yet a rock-like refuge is provided where the divine glory reveals itself in part.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville’s lens, Exodus 33:19–23 reveals that God is the I AM within your own consciousness, and its goodness can pass before you as you imagine. The proclamation of the LORD’s name is your act of naming and thus becoming the very awareness that sees; mercy and grace are not distant favors but states you choose to inhabit. The line that no man may see His face defines the ego’s limit when faced with unconditioned Being, yet there remains a 'place by me' and a 'rock'—an unshakable stance of consciousness where the divine glory can pass by without overwhelming the old self. As the glory passes, you are shielded and given glimpses—the back parts—of the Presence, enough to know that Reality remains after the drama. Your day-to-day life is transformed by living from that rock-state, where mercy is present and the good you seek is already seen by your inner sight.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, lift your attention to the rock of your conscious awareness, and assume the state of the I AM already aware of grace; feel the goodness passing before you and dwell in mercy as your present reality.