Neville Goddard on Job 2:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 2 in context

Scripture Focus

1Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

2And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

3And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Job 2:1-3

Biblical Context

In Job 2:1-3, a divine council permits a test, and God commends Job's integrity even as a challenge is allowed to test him.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the 'sons of God' not as distant beings but as the many states of consciousness within your own I AM. The adversary, Satan, is the voice of doubt or restlessness that moves in and out of your attention, testing what you truly accept as real. When God asks, 'From whence comest thou?' he is your awareness asking where your current images and feelings originate. Satan answers with a restless roam—earthly appearances and fluctuations—reminding you that your attention can wander. But the crux is God’s commendation: 'There is none like him, a perfect and upright man'—which in Neville speak is the recognition that your essential I AM can hold fast to integrity even as tests arise. The 'destroy him without cause' phrase you interpret as the habit of misperception: circumstances may seem to threaten, yet your being remains untouched. This is the inner drama that reveals whether you have identified with your higher state or merely with transient conditions. Your Job is the spiritual state of constancy under pressure.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of perfect integrity now and feel it real; say to yourself, I am the upright I AM, holding fast to goodness regardless of appearances.