Neville Goddard on Genesis 4:16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 4 in context

Scripture Focus

16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 4:16

Biblical Context

Cain leaves the LORD's presence and dwells in the land of Nod, east of Eden. The verse portrays exile as both a physical move and an inner separation from divine awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the inward eye, the 'presence of the LORD' is not a place on a map but a state of consciousness you awaken into. Cain's outward departure from that presence is not a history lesson about a border, but a symbol of turning away from your own I AM awareness. Nod, the land to the east, stands for the drift of thought away from revelation into reverie—where images loom but choice is scarce. Yet the texture of the story invites a reversal: your exile is a misperception, a displacement you can revise in imagination. If you imagine yourself returning to the LORD, you simply reassign your center of consciousness. The moment you declare, 'I am in the LORD's presence now,' you re-enter Eden within. In this instant, the separation dissolves and your life reflects the inner unity you already possess.

Practice This Now

Assume you are in the LORD's presence now; revise the scene by affirming 'I am in the LORD's presence now' and feel the presence as real. Let Eden replace Nod in your daily awareness.