Neville Goddard on Job 39:13-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 39 in context

Scripture Focus

13Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

14Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

16She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

17Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

18What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

Job 39:13-18

Biblical Context

Job 39:13-18 uses birds to critique pride and the absence of true discernment. It shows that outward power and neglect of inner nurture yield a life bereft of wisdom.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the Neville lens, Job 39:13-18 is not a nature lesson about birds but a map of inner states. The peacock's wings and the ostrich's neglect symbolize outward prowess and a mind without true discernment. When the self lifts high in pride and scorns its own guard rails—what you call the horse and rider of circumstance—you reveal a lack of wisdom because your awareness has forgotten its own ruling principle. God hath deprived her of wisdom; yet the same I AM in you can be reawakened by an intentional assumption. The eggs lie in dust only so long as you believe you are separate from the life that hatches them; but when you rest your attention in the I AM, you warm what matters and fear dissolves. The world you observe is simply the dream of your inner state; by choosing a wiser self, you revise that dream and find the discernment you sought, right where you are.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume I AM is the wiser presence within you guarding and warming every inner egg. Stay with that feeling until it becomes your reality.