Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 11:17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 11 in context

Scripture Focus

17For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.

Jeremiah 11:17

Biblical Context

God’s pronouncement comes as a note on consequence: the people have harmed themselves by turning to Baal, provoking divine anger through false worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner drama, the LORD of hosts is the I AM that planted your consciousness. When you worship Baal—your idol of fear, desire, or status—you are not punished by an outside judge; you are proving to yourself a separation from your true nature. The ‘evil’ spoken is the inner movement of self-conflict, the moment you forget you are the I AM. To rewrite this, return your attention to the one sustaining power within you and assume you are already in harmony with it. Your inner altar is where you place your worship; wherever you invest your attention becomes your world. If you catch yourself clinging to an idol, revise your state: I am planted by God; I worship the living I AM within me by living truth, love, and obedience to my inner law. In this revision, punishment dissolves and you awaken to the joy of true worship.

Practice This Now

Imagination practice: in quiet time, affirm, 'I am the I AM; I am planted by God,' and feel the truth as a present reality, then bless whatever impulse seeks Baal and align with inner worship.