Neville Goddard on Job 15:7-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 15 in context

Scripture Focus

7Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

8Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

9What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

10With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

Job 15:7-10

Biblical Context

These verses challenge any claim of exclusive human wisdom, asking if you were the first-born or formed before the hills and whether you truly know the secret of God. They remind us that human understanding is finite, even among the gray-headed elders.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the inner man, Job 15:7-10 is not a history lesson but a mirror of consciousness. The speaker asks, 'Are you the first man born? did you know the secret of God?' These questions expose the illusion that wisdom resides in outer ages or in isolated minds. In Neville's terms, the 'secret of God' is the inner assumption, the I AM within, the awareness that can revise any picture of separation. The world of gray hair and elder voices represents habitual thinking—minds that believe they know the limits of reality because they can count years. Yet the only authority that counts is the one you assent to in your own consciousness. When you accept that you are the I AM, you awaken to a truth that surpasses time and pedigree: you can inquire within and receive the comprehension that dissolves fear and limitation. Practice dwelling as the awareness that knows that every 'you' and 'they' are states of consciousness being lived. The verse invites you to disidentify from intellect as source and to align with the undying, silent voice that is God within.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling that you are the wisdom of God within, not dependent on age or external opinion, and revise any belief that you lack knowledge. Close your eyes, breathe, and listen for the still inner I AM that confirms your inner secret of God.