Neville Goddard on Exodus 36:8-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 36 in context

Scripture Focus

8And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.

9The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.

10And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another.

11And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

12Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another.

13And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.

14And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.

15The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.

16And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.

17And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.

18And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.

19And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that.

Exodus 36:8-19

Biblical Context

Wise-hearted workers wove ten curtains of fine linen in blue, purple, and scarlet with cherubim, joining them into two groups of five to form one tabernacle; loops and gold taches held the curtains together, and goats hair coverings with ram and badger skins were laid over the tent.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your tabernacle is not a place of boards but a state of awareness, a sanctuary built by your thinking. The ten curtains are the ten faculties of mind, woven with strands of heaven blue, royal purple, and sacrificial scarlet, adorned with cherubim of cunning work that symbolize the inner judges and messengers. When you allow the five curtains to join with the five, you birth the one tabernacle within you; fifty loops and fifty clasps are the deliberate links your imagination creates to hold scattered thoughts together. The gold taches sealing the seams are the sacramental acts of feeling that bind belief to experience. The goats' hair, ram skins dyed red, and badger skins are not external coverings but layers of protection your I AM consciousness places around a growing sense of Presence. The message is exact: assemble your inner world in order, by imagination and faith, until your inner tabernacle becomes one with God, and the outer life follows.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and revise your sense of self to the state of dwelling in one tabernacle. Imagine the two groups of curtains coming together, loops and taches fastening them, and feel the Presence filling your consciousness as the living I AM.