Neville Goddard on Genesis 7:23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 7 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Genesis 7:23

Biblical Context

Genesis 7:23 declares that every living thing outside the ark perished, leaving Noah and those with him alone in safety. It marks a boundary where judgment gives way to salvation within a fixed state of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this text, the flood is not a historical event but a symbol of your inner state. Noah represents the I AM—the steadfast consciousness that remains when you withdraw identification from the external world. The ark is the condition of awareness you enter by assumption; all that is not held there dissolves beneath the deluge of outer opinion. The destruction of every living thing is the breaking away of old beliefs that cannot ride the wave of inner knowing. Those with him are those who share the same inner premise: that God is your immediate awareness and that salvation is an act of constancy rather than an event. Judgment here becomes accountability to your own inner state; salvation is fidelity to your inner kingdom. Providence and guidance come as the whispered promptings of I AM, steering you toward the ark of completion whenever fear rises. By treating your present consciousness as Noah's cabin, you endure the storm by remaining true to the sensed reality that you are already preserved.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the feeling that you have already entered the ark of your consciousness and are kept safe within I AM. Persist in the assumption until it feels real to your senses.