Neville Goddard on Job 33:14-30 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 33 in context

Scripture Focus

14For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

16Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

25His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:

26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

29Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,

30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

Job 33:14-30

Biblical Context

God speaks to people through dreams and trials, awakening them to truth. Suffering refines character and leads to a renewed life when guided by inner insight.

Neville's Inner Vision

God speaks to you in Job 33 as an invitation to shift your inner state. The repeated word speaketh is your inner I AM waking you through dream and night, not to punish but to reevaluate. The pains, the pit, the near grave, these are symbols of a consciousness clinging to an old story. The ears are opened and the instruction is sealed until you consent to a new assumption. A messenger appears, an interpreter among a thousand, revealing your uprightness and showing that you may be delivered by a new perception. In Neville style this is a revelation of your own imagination as the instrument of salvation. When you adopt a revised idea, you withdraw from your former purpose and release pride as you recognize that the ransom is already within you. Your flesh may fade in appearance, yet the soul is drawn toward the light. The life you are seeking is the light of the living, and God often acts within you to restore your soul to its original radiance.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are the inner messenger. Revise the situation in imagination as already resolved, and feel the light returning to your life.