Neville Goddard on Job 35:4-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 35 in context

Scripture Focus

4I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

5Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

8Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

Job 35:4-8

Biblical Context

Job 35:4-8 presents God addressing Job and his companions, inviting a higher, inner sight. It teaches that sin and righteousness are matters of inner state, and our thoughts and acts ripple to others more than to God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this dialogue the heavens higher than thou symbolize the higher state of consciousness you can enter now. I will answer thee is the assurance that your I AM—your awareness—answers every question from within. When you ask what your sins or righteousness amount to, remember the question itself reveals a personal drama; the true currency is inner state, not external ritual. God is not a distant judge but the I AM you are; therefore what you do against Him is only what you have made of your own mind. Wickedness may hurt the man you think you are, while righteousness, rightly held, can profit the son of man—the world your awareness touches. The invitation is humility and a shift of vision: look to the heavens and admit that the clouds are higher than your present thought. Transformation comes by revising self, by assuming the end you desire as already true, by feeling that your inner light is the reality others live by.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, breathe, and revise your sense of a recent quarrel by affirming that you are the I AM within; feel your awareness filling the heavens and guiding the scene toward reconciliation and blessing for all involved.