Face to Face With God Within
Exodus 33:9-11 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Exodus 33 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Moses enters the tabernacle as the cloudy pillar descends and God speaks with him as a friend. The people witness this interior moment from their tents and Joshua remains with the sanctuary.
Neville's Inner Vision
In the Neville lens, the tabernacle is your inner sanctuary and the cloudy pillar is the rising awareness that you exist. When Moses steps inside, consciousness descends as a tangible Presence, standing at the doorway as the I AM settles into your field of attention. The speech 'face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend' is not a distant event but your own internal conversation—awareness speaking to awareness, friend to friend. The outer throng, rising to worship from their tents, represents every external influence that calls you to seek power outside instead of within. Joshua remaining in the tabernacle mirrors the steadfast faculty of faith and presence that refuses to abandon the sanctuary when the world calls. This story shows that true worship is the recognition and ongoing dialogue with the I AM within, a covenant loyalty proven by daily attentiveness. The prophecy and promise come forth when you treat awareness as the intimate companion of your life; God is not apart from you but the I AM you already are, awakening your world through your inner state.
Practice This Now
Practice: Sit quietly, enter your inner tabernacle, and assume you are already conversing with your I AM. Stay with that felt dialogue for a few minutes, letting your identity revise into the I AM's likeness.
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