Neville Goddard on Exodus 5:6-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 5 in context

Scripture Focus

6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

7Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

8And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

9Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

10And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

11Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

12So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

13And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.

14And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

Exodus 5:6-14

Biblical Context

Pharaoh imposes harsher labor and withholds straw, keeping the Israelites’ brick quota intact, scattering them and beating those who fail.

Neville's Inner Vision

Pharaoh in this account is the stubborn belief in limitation that screens your true power. The removal of straw is not a mere change of supply; it is a symbol of how the outer world tests your inner state. The people are driven to work, yet the real pressure is the conviction that supply comes from without and that you are defined by the tasks set upon you. In Neville's language, the only 'brick' that matters is the realization you build within the I AM: you perceive as if you already possess the energy, time, and resources you claim. When the decree says go gather straw, it invites you to stop looking outside. Your true straw comes from your imagination, from the inner faculty that calls forth form from formlessness. Do not listen to the vain words of lack; instead, assume your end. Your daily labor becomes a conscious act in a liberated state, not a punishment. The deliverance is accomplished in awareness, the moment you change the state, the outer signs align.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise: I am the God of my own life; I have all that is needed now. Feel the truth and breathe into a sense of liberty as you continue your day.