Neville Goddard on Exodus 37:18-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 37 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Exodus 37:18-21

Biblical Context

Exodus 37:18-21 describes a menorah with six branches—three on each side—each branch bearing almond-shaped bowls, knops, and flowers; central imagery repeats the almond motif, forming a radiant, ordered design that symbolizes illumination.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your mind is the lampstand, and the six branches are six living states of consciousness you entertain. Each almond-shaped bowl is a formed image—the way you imagine a thing—knop and flower marking stable points where perception ripens into experience. The four central bowls echo that images multiply and stabilize when held long enough in attention. The Presence of God is not a distant temple, but the I AM shining through your awareness. When you see these branches as inner dispositions, you realize that any change in life is only a reshaping of imagination. If you wish to heal, prosper, or quiet fear, you must become the observer who already lives in the desired state. Practicing revision and feeling it real, you invite the candle within to turn toward that imagined fulfillment, and the outward world mirrors the inward light. In this view, you are the lampstand; light and life spring from your own I AM.