In Neville Goddard’s teachings, the Bible is a psychological drama — every character and nation symbolises states of consciousness rather than external people or events. One striking example is Moab, whose meaning unfolds powerfully when seen through Neville’s Law of Assumption.
The Meaning of Moab
The name Moab (Hebrew: מואב) means “from father” (mo-ab). Neville explained that Hebrew letters and roots reveal deeper psychological principles: ‘Mem’ represents water or the creative womb (mother), and ‘Ab’ means father. Thus, Moab embodies the union of mother and father — but crucially, it represents a state that arises when one fails to truly leave old mental patterns.
Lot and Moab’s Origins — Genesis 19
After the destruction of Sodom, Lot’s eldest daughter bears a son by her father and names him Moab. Lot himself symbolises a backward-looking state of mind (Reuben is another example) — he famously hesitated and his wife looked back, turning into a pillar of salt. This looking back indicates an inability to fully release old states. The incestuous union is born from fear and desperation, illustrating states created through reactive or forced assumptions rather than conscious choice. Moab, therefore, stands as the embodiment of a mindset still rooted in old fears and limitations — the psychological offspring of not fully leaving “father and mother.”
Moab Opposes Israel — Numbers 22–24
Balak, king of Moab, summons Balaam to curse Israel. Here, Moab symbolises inner resistance — the reactive states that arise to sabotage your spiritual progress (Israel representing your higher, ideal state). This is the inner voice of doubt and limitation, seeking to curse or diminish your chosen “I AM.”
Israel Falls to Moab — Numbers 25
Israelites “join themselves” to Moabite women and worship Baal-peor. Symbolically, this is the mind reuniting with sense-based reality and external evidence, rather than holding steadfast to the inner assumption. It shows how old patterns seduce you away from your ideal state when you do not “leave father and mother” fully.
The Famine in Moab — Ruth 1
Elimelech’s family leaves Bethlehem (house of bread; symbol of abundance) during famine and moves to Moab. This represents abandoning faith in inner abundance and seeking refuge in external, lower states (Moab). Yet, Ruth’s story reveals that even from Moab, redemption is possible through devoted new alignment (as Ruth later chooses Israel and becomes part of David’s line).
Israel Serves Eglon — Judges 3
Israel becomes subject to Eglon, king of Moab, for eighteen years. This depicts the soul living under an old, limiting assumption. Deliverance by Ehud symbolises the inner act of assumption — using the “left-handed” or subconscious act to overthrow the old state and reclaim freedom.
Moab as the Unleft Past
In all these narratives, Moab embodies the child or product of an incomplete psychological departure. Rather than fully abandoning old assumptions and uniting with the new state (“wife”), Moab clings to the familiar past, producing experiences you do not consciously desire.
The Call to Leave
Genesis 2:24’s call to leave “father and mother” is an invitation to break from past conditioning and embrace your new “I AM.” Moab warns of the consequences of hesitation — the experiences (offspring) born from holding onto mixed or fearful assumptions. As Neville taught, you must fully embody your chosen state to see it expressed; otherwise, you remain “in Moab,” living under the rule of old mental patterns.
In short, Moab is the living symbol of what happens when the old self is not truly left behind. Through understanding this, we are urged to abandon limiting beliefs and to faithfully cleave to our chosen, ideal state — creating new life in consciousness and in form.
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