Neville Goddard on Job 12:18-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 12 in context

Scripture Focus

18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

Job 12:18-21

Biblical Context

The passage presents God as sovereign over inner powers, showing that what rules us—power, speech, and judgment—are states of consciousness that can be reordered from within. By changing inner assumptions, the outer 'kings' and 'princes' shift accordingly.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your mind, the verses describe a sovereign shift: the I AM loosening the bonds you have laid upon your rulers, reweaving energy so that the 'loins' are girded in a new order. The 'princes' you once trusted are led away spoiled, and the mighty are overthrowed, because you are no longer identifying with those old powers. The removal of speech and understanding spoken by the trusted and aged signals that your inner faculties can be renewed by a vivid assumption. When you refuse to consent to external authority as your reality and instead acknowledge the I AM as the source of all command, contempt poured on false princes fades, and the strength of the mighty weakens in your autopsy of belief. The outer world aligns to the new inner captain you designate. This is not fate; it is the natural consequence of revising your sense of kingship in the I AM. You are the ruler who creates reality by concentrated imagination.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the I AM as the sole ruler of your inner realm. Feel the bonds of kings loosening and the old voices fading as you revise your sense of power from within.