Neville Goddard on Job 42:5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Job 42 in context

Scripture Focus

5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

Job 42:5

Biblical Context

Job states that he once knew God by hearing about Him, but now he directly sees Him with his inner eye. The verse marks a shift from secondhand knowledge to experiential unity with the divine.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the line as the turning of the wheel from memory to present experience. In the first stage, God is a word you heard about; in the second, God is the I AM that you are aware of in this very moment. The 'eye' is the eye of consciousness, not the organ that sees things. Your outer world may still appear as it was, but the moment you discover that awareness itself is God, you start to see Him in every circumstance. You do not 'get' God from the ear; you realize that you ARE the being that gazes. When imagination is used as the instrument of revision, you can recreate your sense of self into the image of the I AM. The voice that says 'He is here' dissolves the impression that He is distant. Practice suggests that, by a firm assumption, you dwell in the presence of the Infinite as your present tense reality; feel the calm, the certainty, the witness that is always there. The day of hearing becomes the day of seeing, and seeing is a state of consciousness you can sustain.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and say, 'I am the eye that sees God within now.' Hold the feeling of present-tensed presence for several minutes, revising your sense of self to the I AM.