Neville Goddard on Job 3:20-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 3 in context

Scripture Focus

20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

21Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

22Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

23Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

Job 3:20-23

Biblical Context

Job 3:20-23 depicts a man in deep misery who questions the purpose of light and life. He longs for release and wonders why his path is blocked.

Neville's Inner Vision

Job's cry is a map of the inner landscape: light and life are given to the state of consciousness that feels misery; the longed-for death is the urge to terminate a limiting thought. The hedged-in way is your own mental fortress, built from fear and outdated conclusions. The cure is not to fight the pain but to re-imagine the state you inhabit. If you assent to the truth that you are the I AM, the light switches on wherever you stand; the hedges fall away as your awareness expands. The suffering is the indicator of a belief to be dissolved; when you revise it to 'I am the light of God wherever I go', the outer life aligns. In practice, you entertain the unshakable belief that you already possess the life you seek; you revise every limiting thought until it mirrors wholeness. Your present moment becomes the ground of creation, not a prison.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, breathe into the I AM, and say 'I am the light of God in me now' in present tense, feeling it real. Then revise the verse in your mind to reflect that you already walk in light, not misery.