Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 11:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 11 in context

Scripture Focus

1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

2Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

3And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,

4Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:

5That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.

6Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.

7For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

8Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did them not.

Jeremiah 11:1-8

Biblical Context

God speaks through Jeremiah, urging Judah to hear and keep the covenant; disobedience threatens curses, while obedience promises God's favorable relation and a land of abundance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner covenant is not a distant law but a living alignment of your awareness with the I AM. The command to hear and do is the command to attend to the inner voice that speaks as God within. The iron furnace and the land of milk and honey symbolize your inner crucible and your blessed state of consciousness that arises when you obey that voice. When you say, obey my voice, you are practicing the shift from the ego-imagination to the divine imagination that shapes your world. They walked in the imagination of their evil heart—meaning they entertained thoughts contrary to their true state; you do likewise when you forget who you are and invest belief in lack, fear, or separation. The remedy is to renew your covenant inwardly: declare that you will be guided by the I AM, and expect your inner oath to manifest as experience, here and now. The moment you align with the covenant inwardly, the external scene shifts to reflect abundance and rightful order.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume the role of the I AM within, and declare: I hear the words of this covenant and I keep them in my heart. Feel yourself living as the land of abundance, here and now, as a natural result of obedience.