Neville Goddard on Exodus 35:4-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 35 in context

Scripture Focus

4And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,

5Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,

6And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

7And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

8And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,

9And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

Exodus 35:4-9

Biblical Context

Moses communicates a divine command for offerings from a willing heart to support the sanctuary. The passage frames generosity as obedience and sacred service.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that the gathering of offerings is not a ledger of coins but a declaration of inner sovereignty. When Moses says this is the LORD's command, he is pointing to the I AM within you that commands your attention. The gold, blue, purple, scarlet, oils and spices, the skins and wood, all are symbols of the faculties you bring to the altar of consciousness: gold and silver as enduring value of character; blue and scarlet as states of inspired feeling; oil as illumination of thought; spices as the fragrance of rightly directed desire. The call to a 'willing heart' is the dare to stand in awareness and say, I give of my inner resources to the temple of my being. Your donations become a ritual of alignment; they express trust in the inner command more than the outer scene. In this light, 'the LORD commanded' is your own I AM affirming: you are builder, sanctuary, and the bearer of divine names inscribing reality with intention.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already generous by nature. See yourself placing your inner resources on the altar of awareness and feel the light rise within as the sign of reality.