Jeremiah's Inner Cleansing Moment

Jeremiah 19:3-5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Jeremiah 19 in context

Scripture Focus

3And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
4Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
5They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
Jeremiah 19:3-5

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 19:3-5 warns that turning from the Lord to idols brings judgment on the inner and outer life; true worship is grounded in inner fidelity to God. The passage points to consequences for abandoning the sacred center in favor of external idols.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let us read Jeremiah’s word as a mirror of your inner state. The kings and inhabitants are the rulers you have given to your own mind—ideas, cravings, fears—that govern how you treat the sacred sanctuary of your awareness. When you hear the word of the LORD within, you feel the shock of misalignment as an inner climate shifts toward truth. They have forsaken me and burned incense to other gods becomes a metaphor for giving energy to thoughts or desires that are not the I AM. You are loved, yet your inner temple may be cluttered with idols—attachments to outcomes, approval, or external conditions. The blood of innocents represents energy spent on vain pursuits that harm your innocence. The high places of Baal are fixed beliefs and habits you defend as reality, not knowing they are inventions of the ego. Yet the verse also reveals a path: return to true worship, align attention with the I AM, and let go of idols. In that return, inner judgment yields to renewal and the calm sovereignty of your true Self.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and revise the scene by declaring I AM the ruler of this temple; see the idols dissolve and the sacred center return. Feel the inner stillness and rest your awareness in the I AM, knowing true worship is conscious presence.

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