Neville Goddard on Job 14:13-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 14 in context

Scripture Focus

13O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

14If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

15Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

16For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

17My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.

Job 14:13-17

Biblical Context

Job longs to be hidden in the grave until God's wrath passes and to be remembered at a set time for a change. He asks whether the dead live again and speaks of God counting his steps and sealing his sin.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the inner reader, the grave is not a body but a dormant state of consciousness. The question 'If a man die, shall he live again?' becomes a longing for the inner rebirth of your self-concept. Your 'appointed time' is the moment you decide to awaken to a new state, a life that aligns with your I AM. When Job says 'Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee,' he names the inner dialogue between your current awareness and the new state you have assumed. The 'wrath' sweeps away only when you abandon fear and adopt a revised sense of self as the creator and observer of your life. The phrases about counting steps and sealing transgressions indicate that the past can be sealed by choosing the present truth; the 'work of thine hands' is the realization that you are the handiwork of God within you, already formed and purposeful. The moment you accept that you are seen, called, and governed by the I AM, your change manifests as the natural outflow of that inner truth.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, and, in inner stillness, assume the state you desire as already true. Speak to your I AM: 'Thou call me; I answer; I am the work of Thy hands.' Rest in that feeling until it lingers, then live from it today, watching your inner weather shift to match the new truth.