Neville Goddard on Numbers 20:6-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

6And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.

7And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

8Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.

9And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.

10And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?

11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.

Numbers 20:6-11

Biblical Context

Moses and Aaron stand before the rock, and God commands them to speak to it for water; they instead strike the rock, producing water but revealing a lapse in faith. The inner lesson is to speak from I AM rather than relying on outward force.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville Goddard’s lens, the rock within is your fixed consciousness, the water your living supply that flows when you acknowledge I AM here now. The command to speak to the rock invites you to use your inner word rather than forcing external results; to affirm, not to strive. Moses’ crisis—the line about ‘rebels’ and the strike—shows the self acting as doer, seeking by outward power. Water would pour when you speak as I AM, not when you push with ego. The ‘glory of the LORD’ appearing is inner illumination, the moment consciousness recognizes itself as the source of all provision. Your practice is simple: enter quiet awareness, feel the I AM as your only reality, and say to the inner rock, 'Water now flows from the rock within me.' In this, Providence becomes intimate guidance, and faith is present-state certainty rather than a future wish. The lesson is not to belittle action but to align it with the I AM and speak from that truth.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the I AM presence. Speak to the inner rock with one simple affirmation: 'Water now flows from the rock within me,' and hold the feeling of it until it feels real.