Neville Goddard on Exodus 4:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

2And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

3And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

4And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

5That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

Exodus 4:1-5

Biblical Context

Moses fears that the people will not believe him, so God instructs him to cast his rod to the ground, it becomes a serpent, and then to pick it up again, proving that the LORD has appeared to him so others may believe.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner theater, the rod is your current state of awareness—the instrument by which you address the world. When you cast it to the ground, you are releasing attachment to a fixed self-image and the old story you tell about limitation; the serpent you see is fear masquerading as reality. When you are told to grasp it by the tail, you reclaim your attention and discipline, and the serpent becomes the rod once more in your hand. This is not a miracle separate from you but a demonstration that your I AM presence is actively in charge of your life. The purpose of the sign is to shift your belief from the illusion of separation to the truth of oneness; as you accept that the LORD God has appeared unto you in your own consciousness, you prove to yourself that the unseen power is always present within. Your mind aligns with the divine pattern, and what is cast away returns renewed as your tool of manifestation.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM presence is fully within you now. Visualize your current belief as a rod in your hand, and deliberately cast it to the ground, watching it dissolve. Feel the calm return, then reach out mentally and grasp the serpent by the tail, turning it back into a rod in your hand as a proof that the Presence has appeared within you.