Neville Goddard on Genesis 7:17-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 7 in context

Scripture Focus

17And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

19And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

20Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

21And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

22All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

23And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

24And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

Genesis 7:17-24

Biblical Context

Genesis 7:17-24 depicts a forty-day flood lifting the ark, the waters covering the earth and mountains. All living flesh perishes except Noah and those with him in the ark.

Neville's Inner Vision

Looking through the I AM, the flood is not a catastrophe but the turning of the mind from drift to dwelling in a fixed consciousness. The waters rising represent thoughts and fears that erode the old sense of separation; the ark is your interior state—awareness clothed in the I AM—lifted above the waves. When the waters prevail and cover the mountains, it signifies that every old belief about distance, time, and lack is submerged beneath the dominant awareness of life. The destruction of all flesh outside the ark marks the old self dissolving in the truth that identity is never touched by external storms. Noah and his companions survive because within they are aligned with the I AM and the ark, the only stable reality. The 150 days are the period within which you hold this realization, letting it root until the old forms are gone and renewal can begin. In this way, Genesis 7:17-24 becomes a guide to inner judgment, salvation, and the birth of a new creation within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly and assume the I AM as your permanent identity, envision yourself inside the ark, lifted by the waters of consciousness; affirm 'I AM' and feel the old fears dissolving as renewal takes root within.