Neville Goddard on Job 28:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 28 in context

Scripture Focus

1Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.

2Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.

3He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

4The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.

Job 28:1-4

Biblical Context

Job 28:1-4 portrays human labor in mining precious metals and seeking perfection in darkness, while waters recede; the outer world mirrors inner constraints and hidden reservoirs.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner world is the mine, and the objects of wealth are not outside but within your states of consciousness. The verse speaks of veins and places where metal is found to remind you that every act of provision begins with a shift in perception. The 'iron' and 'brass' drawn from the earth symbolize fixed mentalities and habits; when you set your gaze on perfection, you unearth them from the clay of limitation. The line about ending darkness and seeking perfection is your inner invitation to claim light by assuming a new identity: the I AM who knows no lack. The flood breaking out from the inhabitant and waters forgotten of the foot signal a movement: once the inner image is alive in you, external seeming scarcity drains away as your awareness flows outward in abundance. Trust that God, or the I AM, is the invisible miner moving within you, extracting what you are already in consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise a current lack into abundance: silently affirm, 'I am the I AM, the mine of wealth within me now; I feel the flow of supply in every breath.'