Neville Goddard on Exodus 37:17-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 37 in context

Scripture Focus

17And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

18And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

19Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.

20And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

21And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.

22Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

Exodus 37:17-22

Biblical Context

Exodus describes a pure gold menorah fashioned by beating, with a central shaft and six branches extending from its sides. Each branch bears almond-shaped bowls with knops and flowers, and the entire device is a single, unified work of gold.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the candlestick as the living candle of your awareness. The pure gold, beaten into one piece, speaks of a consciousness that has been forged into unity by repeated attention. The six branches extending from the shaft are not six external things but six currents of consciousness that radiate from the I AM within you. When you dwell in the assumption that you are the light, you awaken the truth that each branch carries its own perception, memory, desire, imagination, intention, and action, all arising from the same source. The almond-shaped bowls filled with light are your ideas and feelings, not isolated objects, but harmonized notes in a single design. The knops and flowers, repeated across every branch, remind you that all inner movements share one origin, and the outer world merely reflects the brightness of your inner state. By imagining this gold lamp already lit, you align with the Presence of God and acknowledge that God’s act of creation is your awareness now. The practice is not to beg for light, but to recognize and dwell in the light that already is.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine a pure gold menorah inside your chest, its six branches radiating from a single heart. Whisper I am the light of God within me now and feel that presence as your immediate reality.