Neville Goddard on Genesis 1:3-26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

13And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

21And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:3-26

Biblical Context

Genesis 1:3-26 presents God speaking light and order into the formless deep. Through sequential commands, form and life arise, culminating in humanity made in God's image.

Neville's Inner Vision

From a Neville Goddard perspective, Genesis 1:3-26 reveals that creation is the inner act of consciousness, not a remote event. When God says, Let there be light, this is your I AM awakening as awareness. Light is not an object but the quality of attention shining on thoughts, beliefs, and possibilities. The divisions—light from darkness, day from night—are the discernments you make by choosing what to acknowledge. Calling the firmament Heaven shapes the air of your mind that gives form to experience. The gathering of waters and the appearance of dry land symbolize organizing your feelings and ideas into tangible results. The creation of grasses, trees, and creatures mirrors the ideas you plant and cultivate through persistent assumption and feeling it real. The sun, moon, and stars express the cycles and seasons of your inner life, guiding your days and nights. And Let us make man in our image marks the moment you consciously embody the image you desire, exercising dominion through faith, attention, and the power of I AM. The outer world follows the inner state when you dwell in this awareness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In a quiet moment, declare, I AM the light that forms my life. Assume the end you desire, feel it real now, and revise any lack by dwelling in that illumination until it becomes present.