Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 24:1-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 24 in context

Scripture Focus

1The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

2One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.

3Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.

4Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

5Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.

6For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

7And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

8And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:

9And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

10And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.

Jeremiah 24:1-10

Biblical Context

Jeremiah sees two baskets of figs: good figs symbolize those carried away for their good and promised restoration, while bad figs symbolize the rest who face judgment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Two baskets before the temple are not a distant scene but a mirror of your inner states. The good figs are the consciousness that aligns with I AM—the awareness that God is present as you. Babylon's captivity stands for the moment you believed you were cut off from your divine source; the return promised in the message is the inner shift of attention back to your true land—your own heart’s soil—where I will plant you and you shall grow. When you fix your gaze on this inward restoration, the sword and pestilence of old fears lose their power, for you are no longer defined by exile but by covenant. The heart to know me is the inner conviction that you are my people, and I am your God. The evil figs symbolize thoughts or habits that cannot nourish life and will fall away as you claim your alignment. In this practice, the good become your new normal; you live from inside out, and your outer conditions follow.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine two baskets before you. Choose the good figs and declare, I am among the good figs; I am returned to my land. Then feel the warmth of that return sealing your inner identification with the I AM.