Neville Goddard on Exodus 34:29-30 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 34 in context

Scripture Focus

29And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

30And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

Exodus 34:29-30

Biblical Context

Moses returns from Sinai with the two tablets; his face shines, a sign he spoke with God. The Israelites fear the sight, misunderstanding the source of the radiance as something external.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let the shining skin be read not as something external but as the visible sign of an inner state you dwell from. Moses did not climb Sinai to add something to God; he ascended to align with the I AM, and upon returning, his consciousness poured out as radiance. The people’s fear is not about a man’s complexion but about their own recognition of a state they are not presently inhabiting. The Presence of God, in this light, is not an event happening to Moses but an invitation to any 'I' who dares to dwell in the awareness that I AM. Holiness, then, is simply the discipline of keeping faith with that inner state, not a ritual distance. Separation is a boundary of consciousness: as you rise in awareness, your life may look strange to those still clinging to surface appearances. Covenant loyalty is a pledge to stay aligned with the I AM regardless of outward reactions; your skin may glow only when you forget to worry about others’ fear and remember whose radiance you are.