Neville Goddard on Job 1:9-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 1 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Job 1:9-10

Biblical Context

Satan argues that Job fears God only because of the protection and blessing surrounding him. He notes the hedge around Job and his possessions, and that God has prospered the work of his hands.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this scene, fear is not a personal burden but a state of consciousness. The hedge around Job is the boundary you accept in your imagination—the attention you grant to lack. Satan's question "Doth Job fear God for nought?" mirrors your own mind when you seek evidence outside yourself. God’s response invites you to recognize the I AM as present, the hedge and the abundance alike. The work of Job’s hands and the land’s increase are visible signs of an inner assumption made real by attention and belief. When you identify with the I AM as your true self, the hedge becomes not a barrier but a safeguard of presence, and blessing follows as the natural expression of inner alignment. This is not a tale of punishment but of discovering that consciousness precedes form; fear yields to faith as you dwell in the implied wealth of your own I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state 'I am hedged and prospering now.' Feel the protection of the hedge as a living presence around you; hold that feeling for a minute, then invite a small desire to appear as already granted, letting your daily thoughts reflect the blessing you claim.