Neville Goddard on Job 20:10-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 20 in context

Scripture Focus

10His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

11His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.

Job 20:10-11

Biblical Context

In Job 20:10-11, his children will seek to please the poor and restore goods, while the sins of his youth weigh on him until death.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Job 20:10-11 as an inner law rather than a tale about a distant man. The 'children' who seek to please the poor are the compassionate thoughts that arise when your consciousness assumes a merciful state. The 'hands' that restore their goods are your inner faculties aligning to generosity, restoring what seems lost by an inner movement of goodwill. The 'bones' full of the sin of youth signify subconscious habits you feel define you; they will lie down with you in the dust only if you cling to them. The verse invites you to see justice as an inner condition: when you assume the state of mercy, you restore your own life by imbuing your world with generosity. Life is consciousness; imagination creates reality. By choosing this present state—feeling the mercy, revising the past, and acting from love—you align your inner kingdom with the truth and notice outward changes following your inner shift.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of merciful abundance now. Revise a past misdeed in your mind as already healed, and feel your inner bones relaxing into this mercy.