Inner Altar of Worship
Exodus 39:38 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Exodus 39 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Exodus 39:38 lists the golden altar, the anointing oil, the incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door—furnishings of sacred worship. They point to an inner arrangement of devotion and reverence.
Neville's Inner Vision
To the inner explorer, Exodus 39:38 becomes a map of your inner sanctuary. The golden altar is the fire of desire for truth burning within your awareness; it is not an object detached from you but the very energy of I AM wanting to know itself. The anointing oil represents your consecration—your decision to treat thoughts and feelings with sacred purpose, to anoint your life with a sense of divine intention. The incense stands for the rising prayers and quiet contemplations that perfume consciousness, lifting the density of doubt and inviting clarity. The hanging for the tabernacle door marks the threshold of perception, the boundary you cross when you enter the holy place and acknowledge that all outward form reflects an inner life. When you reinterpret the verse thus, you see God not as distant, but as your own I AM within attending to worship through imagination. By revising, feeling-it-real, and resting in this presence, your inner sanctuary becomes the stage upon which reality aligns with wholeness.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and imagine standing before your inner tabernacle. See yourself as the golden altar radiating desire, anoint your thoughts with sacred oil, let incense rise from your breath, and step through the door into the awareness that you are already in God's presence.
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