Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 17:24-26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 17 in context

Scripture Focus

24And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;

25Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.

26And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.

Jeremiah 17:24-26

Biblical Context

The passage urges strict sabbath obedience and holy practice; as the people keep the Sabbath and refrain from labor, Jerusalem will endure and rulers will come, and offerings will be brought to the house of the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Where Jeremiah speaks of gates and a city, imagine the city is your own consciousness, and the Sabbath is the stillness you enter when the mind stops pretending to run the world. Diligently hearkening to the LORD is not rules for a distant nation; it is the unwavering alignment of attention with the I AM within. To bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day means drop the burdensome thoughts that make you a slave to time, to work, to fear. In that stillness, you become a fit vessel for the royal order: kings and princes sit on the throne of David in your inner temple; your desires and faculties ride in the chariot of quiet certainty. Jerusalem remains forever when you refuse to invest in anxiety and noise. From the quiet you offer sacrifices of praise—recognition of the good already present—and the house of the LORD becomes your present awareness, not a place in space. See the inner covenant loyalty: obedience is not obedience to an external code but fidelity to your own I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in quiet and declare 'I enter the inner sabbath now; I rest from labor of thoughts and know the I AM rules here.' Then visualize kings and rulers entering the gates of your inner city, and feel the certainty that your life will endure.