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Job 38:31-38 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Job 38 in context

Scripture Focus

31Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
Job 38:31-38

Biblical Context

These verses ask whether one can bind the sweet influences of the heavens or loose the bands of Orion. They point to a larger truth: ultimate governance rests with the divine order, not human striving.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that the speaker challenges the reader to bind the sweet influences of Pleiades and to loose the bands of Orion, but the inner meaning is that the entire outer world is but a projection of inner states. In the language of Neville, the heavens are not 'out there' to be commanded, but the laws of your own consciousness, the I AM that you are. When you entertain a belief about lack, you bind the lights; when you dwell in wholeness, you release the bands and invite order to descend. The 'ordinances of heaven' are the disciplined patterns of attention you set within; you set the dominion thereof in the earth by feeling the state of truth as already true in your experience. Can you lift your voice to the clouds? Yes, in imagination, you speak from the finished state and let response come from within. The question 'Who has put wisdom in the inward parts?' points to the source of understanding inside you—your own I AM. Numbering the clouds is simply tracking your thoughts; to stay the bottles of heaven is to stop fretting and dwell in the certainty that you already are governed by divine order.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and assume the finished state—'I am governed by divine order and live in abundance.' Then feel it real by proclaiming, 'The lights of heaven respond to my I AM now' and sense the inner weather shift.

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