Neville Goddard on Exodus 37:10-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 37 in context

Scripture Focus

10And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:

11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.

12Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.

13And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.

14Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

15And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

16And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.

Exodus 37:10-16

Biblical Context

The verses describe a table fashioned from wood, clad in gold, with a border, rings for carrying rods, and vessels to hold the bread.

Neville's Inner Vision

Turn your attention to Exodus 37:10–16 as a map of the inner temple. The table is not a mere furnishing of a sanctuary; it is the sturdy seat of your own consciousness, the solid wood of being gilded with pure awareness. The overlay of gold signifies the divine nature that your awareness reveals when you declare I AM present here and now. The border around the edge marks the boundary within which thoughts are kept safe and sacred, a circumference that holds intention steady. The four rings and the staves point to the four corners of your life, each supported by the act of assuming the end already true, held in place by the will of I AM. The vessels on the table—dishes, spoons, bowls, covers—are your thoughts and feelings ready to be filled with the bread of life. And that bread is simply the recognition of God’s continuous, intimate presence. When you imagine the bread resting there, you nourish the living presence within; inner worship becomes real, not merely ritual.

Practice This Now

Imaginative practice: sit quietly, assume the table exists in your mind, and feel the gold of awareness around it; place the bread of life on the vessels while affirming 'I AM' here now.