Neville Goddard on Exodus 8:2-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 8 in context

Scripture Focus

2And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

3And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

4And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

5And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

6And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

7And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.

9And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?

10And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.

11And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.

12And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

13And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.

14And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.

15But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

16And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

17And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

18And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

19Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

Exodus 8:2-19

Biblical Context

Pharaoh refuses to release the Israelites; God afflicts Egypt with a sequence of plagues, first frogs, then lice, as a test of obedience and power. Pharaoh's heart hardens each time the message is delivered.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this story, the plagues are inner patterns of consciousness, not merely events in a foreign land. The frogs are thoughts, obsessions, and restless desires that overrun the rooms of your daily life—bedchamber, ovens, kneading troughs—every nook where you think and act. The river is the subconscious stream from which those thoughts arise; Moses and Aaron are your inner I AM and its spoken Word, stretching forth authority over the mind and calling forth a new order. When you answer with decisive belief, the frogs retreat to their river; when you hesitate, they multiply and pollute the air. The lice exposes the deeper cleansing required: surface symptoms disappear, but the dust of belief must be dissolved by the clear light of awareness. The magicians who imitate can’t produce this change; only the finger of God—your own inward realization—can reveal truth. Pharaoh’s hardening heart stands for the stubborn ego that resists. The deliverance is yours the moment you acknowledge your inner sovereignty and let the true self speak and act as life’s governor.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, center in I AM, and imagine the frogs of your thoughts leaving as you declare, 'Let my true will go free now.' Feel the peace of a mind governed by God.