Neville Goddard on Exodus 37:17-23 - 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.

23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.

Exodus 37:17-23

Biblical Context

Exodus 37:17-23 describes the golden candlestick with its six branches and seven lamps, all one beaten piece, emphasizing orderly sacred workmanship and the light of worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

View the candlestick as the sovereign light within your own consciousness. The six branches symbolize the movements of your inner states—attention, faith, desire, persistence, gratitude, surrender—each made of the same pure gold of awareness. The bowls, knops, and flowers express the form and rhythm of your inner life, not separate parts but facets of a single, awakened heart. When you imagine the seven lamps burning from the same source, you align every impression of self with the I Am that you are. This unity of mind precedes outward form; true worship is acknowledging God as presence—your own awareness here and now—until your feelings confirm it as real. Do not seek light from outside; revise your sense of self until the light already exists within, and observe life reflecting that inner state.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, visualize the gold menorah in your chest with seven lamps already lit. Assume quietly, 'I am the light of my own awareness' until you feel the conviction; carry that inner light into your day.