Neville Goddard on Job 16:16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 16 in context

Scripture Focus

16My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

Job 16:16

Biblical Context

Job describes his face foul with weeping, and the shadow of death resting on his eyelids. It expresses an inner state of fear and exhaustion, not merely a physical condition.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the inner self, this verse reveals that suffering is a shift in consciousness, not an external omen. The tears are the sign that a living thought has taken residence in awareness; the eyelids wear the shadow because one leans into limitation by imagination. In Neville's method, God is the I AM, the witnessing awareness that experiences pain and its meaning. By acknowledging that you are imagining the fear, you can return to a different state of consciousness and re-vision your world. The visible face reflects an inner state; insistence that the world is against you keeps the shadow intact. However, by choosing a new, already-real inner state, the tears dry and the eyes brighten with confident seeing. Healing and restoration come not through resisting suffering but by re-choosing the consciousness that births it.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and revise the scene in your mind. Silently declare, 'I am the I AM; this moment I rest in a new state of health and clear vision,' and allow the feeling of relief to rise as if it is happening now.