Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 24:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 24 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Jeremiah 24:2-3

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 24:2–3 shows two baskets: good figs and bad figs. The Lord asks what he sees, and Jeremiah replies that the good figs are ripe and edible while the evil figs cannot be eaten.

Neville's Inner Vision

Two baskets appear before the prophet, but they symbolize your inner states. The good figs are a consciousness that is alive with awareness, harmony, and trust in the I AM within; they are ripe, edible, ready to nourish your life. The bad figs represent thoughts that claim limitation, guilt, fear, or scarcity, so dried and harsh that they cannot nourish you. The inquiry, What seest thou? invites you to turn your attention away from outer appearances and toward your inner sight. Know that you are not a victim of fate but the I AM in expression, choosing what you feed your mind. When you identify with the good figs, you return from inner exile and begin to bear fruit in your world, as if first-ripe promises were already present. The promise of return and future is not dependent on external change; it arises from the steady habit of imagining from the end, feeling the reality of the fruit, and acting from that state. Your every revision of belief rehydrates the soil of your mind and invites the harvest you seek.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine two baskets in your mind: good figs and bad figs. Assume the good figs are already yours; feel their sweetness as real now and let the bad figs dissolve.