Neville Goddard on Job 40:1-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 40 in context

Scripture Focus

1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

3Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

4Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

5Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

6Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

8Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

13Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

Job 40:1-14

Biblical Context

In this passage, God questions Job's right to argue with Him, prompting humility; Job acknowledges his smallness, and God asserts that true power lies in aligning with the divine within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Listen: the scene is not about Job battling an external deity, but about the inner self contending with its own assumed separation. When you stand before the whirlwind of life and demand explanations, you are simply insisting that you know better than the I AM that you are. The Lord's questions, 'Wilt thou disannul my judgment?' invite you to drop the heavy hammer of control and awaken to partners with divine order. The call to gird up thy loins and deck thyself with majesty is not a command to perform, but a prompt to remember you are the awareness that clothes itself in form. Your arm is not measured by force but by alignment; true power rises when you no longer fight reality but accept it as the outer expression of your inner truth. The movement toward humility—the abase of pride and the quieting of wrath—opens the inner door through which the I AM can confess: your right hand can save you when you cease making yourself separate from it.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the state of I AM, declare, 'I am that I am; I contend with no one but yield to divine order.' Sit in stillness and feel the inner calm dissolve pride; visualize the whirlwind subsiding into still water, and affirm that your right hand can save you by your alignment with God.