Neville Goddard on Job 1:1-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

2And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

4And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

5And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

7And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

8And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

9Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

10Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

11But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

12And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

Job 1:1-12

Biblical Context

Job is a righteous man with great wealth and a large family. The story lays out a divine test of faith that unfolds within the mind.

Neville's Inner Vision

Job 1:1-12 is not merely a historical record but a demonstration of a state of consciousness. Job’s uprightness and prosperity reveal an inner condition of awareness that fears God and eschews evil. The hedge about him symbolizes the boundary of belief that protects the life imagined by consciousness; the challenge posed by Satan is the eruption of doubt within the mind. When God permits the test, the message is clear: outer conditions may be touched, but they cannot unsettle the indwelling I AM that holds the sense of reality. The question behind the trial is whether you trust your inner state more than what the senses present. The path is not to resist but to deepen trust, to affirm that your wealth and family are expressions of a single inner reality. By inhabiting Job—the steadfast, unshaken state of awareness—you render the outer world a faithful image of your inner conviction. The test is invitation to re-state your creed, not to be torn from it.

Practice This Now

Imitate Job by assuming the steady I AM at the center of your being. Quietly revise any state of lack as already provided; feel the abundance of inner life as your reality here and now.