Neville Goddard on Exodus 38:9-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 38 in context

Scripture Focus

9And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:

10Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

11And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

12And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

13And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

14The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

15And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

16All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.

17And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

18And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.

19And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.

20And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.

Exodus 38:9-20

Biblical Context

Exodus 38:9-20 describes the tabernacle's courtyard with linen hangings, silver fillets, brass sockets, and a colorfully embroidered gate, outlining a sacred boundary.

Neville's Inner Vision

The outer court becomes your inner state. The linen hangings symbolize pure thoughts woven by imagination; pillars are habits of attention; brass sockets ground you in daily consciousness while silver fillets refine awareness. The gate's blue, purple, and scarlet teach truth, royal mind, and sacrifice at the threshold. The whole enclosure, with its brass pins, is a disciplined structure that holds the vision you cultivate. When you stand before this inner courtyard you are not waiting for God; you are the I AM imagining a temple into being. God’s presence is interior, felt as a steady sense of I AM within the court you maintain by assumption, feeling, and attentiveness. Thus, true worship becomes a creative act aligning your inner state with divine presence.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In a quiet moment, assume you are in the court of your own temple. Feel the linen hangings, see the silver fillets and brass sockets; declare, 'I AM the presence of God in this space,' and dwell in that feeling for several minutes.