Neville Goddard on Genesis 6:1-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 6 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

5And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Genesis 6:1-13

Biblical Context

Genesis 6:1-13 reveals a world grown corrupt in thought and deed, moving toward judgment. Yet Noah finds grace and walks with God, signaling an inner path to renewal.

Neville's Inner Vision

Everything you call the world is a state of consciousness. The earth’s corruption is the habitual imagination of the heart, the moment-by-moment thoughts that never stop telling you something is lacking. The scene of the 'sons of God' and the 'daughters of men' is not about history as much as about two currents inside you: the higher, divine impressions seeking embodiment, and the lower, human habits that clothe themselves in fear and force. When it is written that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually, that is a mirror of a psyche addicted to grievance and separation. The line 'My spirit shall not strive with man' signals a turning point: the I AM withdraws from an old dream so you may awaken to a new one. Yet 'Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord' teaches that grace is a present choice, not a distant mercy. Noah 'walked with God'—that is, aligned living, where attention rests in the I AM and your actions flow from that peace. The 'end of all flesh' is the closing of the old pattern; the flood is an inner cleansing that makes room for a new creation within you. Hold to the feeling that grace is now at work, and your inner world will begin to manifest, freely and harmoniously.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine you are Noah, walking with God in the ark of your own consciousness. Revise a current anxiety by affirming, I am grace in action; my heart imagines peace and its every thought reflects God.