Neville Goddard on Exodus 9:22-25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 9 in context

Scripture Focus

22And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

23And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

24So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

25And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

Exodus 9:22-25

Biblical Context

In Exodus 9:22-25, Moses is commanded to stretch forth his hand toward heaven, and hail, thunder, and fire strike the land. It harms people, animals, crops, and trees.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice the drama as a parable of consciousness. Egypt stands for a mind held captive by fear and lack; the hailstorm mirrors the inner weather produced by old beliefs. When the command goes forth—stretch thy hand toward heaven—it is not a geographical gesture but an invitation to extend your I AM awareness beyond the seen field of appearances. The storm comes as the movements of belief: the thunder of thought, the hail of conditions, the fire that runs along the ground—your own energy rearranging itself under a new assumption. The severity of the hail is the intensification of conviction under a shift in consciousness; the old herb and the trees are patterns of thought and habit that break when you refuse to identify with them. Deliverance is not fleeing Egypt but withdrawing attention from limitation and settling in a higher state. By assuming the new state and feeling it real, you awaken in consciousness the power to dissolve the storm and authorize a new landscape to appear.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In a moment of quiet, assume you are already in the liberated state, stretch your hand toward heaven, and declare I AM; feel the conviction settle as a new reality forms in your mind.