Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 28:12-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 28 in context

Scripture Focus

12Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

13Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.

Jeremiah 28:12-13

Biblical Context

Jeremiah responds to Hananiah by contrasting a wooden yoke of easy promises with an iron yoke of enduring obligation. The passage invites inner discernment: choose the disciplined inner state that aligns with truth rather than the lighter but misleading word.

Neville's Inner Vision

The scene is a map of inner weather. Hananiah's wooden yoke is the habit of accepting a light word when the I AM within you is stirring a deeper truth. The Lord's word to Jeremiah after that moment of false ease reveals that the true authority is your own consciousness; the iron yoke stands for a deliberate, disciplined alignment with truth. When you acknowledge the inner voice as God I AM, you permit a heavier, more lasting order to form in you—not punishment, but the embodiment of responsibility and focus. The iron is not restraint but the solid frame of attention that prevents you from slipping back into airy promises. Your imagination now becomes the field where this new reality is hammered into form; you carry the weight of truth not as burden but as clarity, and your outer world follows your inner decision.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM is speaking to you now and that the wooden yoke of easy escape has been replaced by an iron yoke of steady truth; for the next 5 minutes, feel-it-real by breathing the line: I AM the authority of this inner world.