Neville Goddard on Exodus 40:12-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 40 in context

Scripture Focus

12And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

13And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

14And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

15And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

Exodus 40:12-15

Biblical Context

The passage describes washing Aaron and his sons, clothing them in holy garments, and anointing them to minister; the rite establishes their priestly role.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider that the rite is inside you, a movement of consciousness. Washing represents cleansing belief of fear and doubt until it is no longer identifying you. The holy garments are a changing dress of perception—truth-minded, clean, consecrated to alignment with the I AM. Anointing is the felt infilling of your being with divinely authorized presence—the certainty that you are the priest, the instrument through which the divine speaks to life. Sanctification is choosing to be set apart from old habits and to serve the inner covenant rather than ego's demands. When you minister unto the I AM in the priest's office, you invite your awareness to govern every act. The everlasting priesthood is a state of consciousness you renew in each moment, not a lineage of time. Begin now: wash by dropping misbeliefs, attire yourself with faith, anoint with the feeling I AM, and stand at the door of your own sanctuary as the minister within. Your experience shifts from reaction to ruling presence, and you behold God within.

Practice This Now

Stand at the door of your inner tabernacle and wash away fear with the water of awareness, clothe yourself in the garment of faith, and anoint yourself with the I AM presence, declaring you are priest and Presence here now.