Neville Goddard on Ruth 3:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ruth 3 in context

Scripture Focus

3Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

4And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.

Ruth 3:3-4

Biblical Context

Ruth 3:3-4 describes Naomi's counsel to Ruth: purify, anoint, dress, and go to the threshing floor to seek guidance from Boaz. The passage signals inner readiness to receive direction from a higher consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ruth's ritual is not external protocol but a map of inner states. In Neville's language, wash, anoint, and dress symbolize cleansing thoughts, consecrating the self, and placing a new self-image upon the mind. The floor represents the foundation of consciousness where the I AM may enter your awareness. To go there and not reveal herself until the inner sustenance has been received is to let the mind feed on truth before asking for direction. When Ruth marks the place and lies down, she stands in humble readiness to be directed by the higher self—the Boaz of her being. Uncovering his feet becomes a symbolic invitation to bring light to the deepest foundation of life, inviting guidance to rise from the root of awareness. The instruction to wait until he has eaten and drunk mirrors the principle that your claim must rest in fulfilled appetite within, so the arising impulse has the weight of reality behind it. Thus, the scene becomes a manual for the psychology of faith: perform the inner acts, assume the dignified state, and listen for the directive that flows from the I AM, leading you to the next action.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In a quiet moment, assume you have already been guided; feel the cleansing, consecration, and new self-image, descend to the floor of your being, and listen for the inner directive. Let it come as clear instruction and act accordingly.