Inner Coverings of Faith
Exodus 36:19 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Exodus 36 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse shows two layers of coverings over a tent: red ram skins beneath and a second layer of badger skins above, signaling a sanctified space. It invites you to see coverings as inner states, not mere external fabrics.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville's reading, the coverings are states of consciousness, not mere fabric. The red ram skins symbolize living vitality pressed into form, the driving energy by which you frame your world. The upper badger skins act as a protective curtain between the sacred inner sanctuary and ordinary sight, preserving holiness through inner boundary. Yet the Presence of God is not found in the outer shell but in the I AM within—a consciousness that can be felt regardless of what covers appear. True worship, then, is inner alignment: know you are the temple, and let imagination rightly directed fashion the shelter you endure. Revise the inner state until the sense of protection is real, and the temple of consciousness stands untouched by fear or distraction. When you assume the divine actuality now, you illuminate the layers as tools of awareness, not prisons of limitation, and your life becomes the living sanctuary you already are.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: In stillness, declare I AM present within me now; then visualize the tent of your mind clothed in red vitality, followed by a soft layer of protective skins, and feel the Presence real as your own experience.
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