Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 28:12-17 - 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.

14For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.

15Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.

16Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD.

17So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.

Jeremiah 28:12-17

Biblical Context

Jeremiah confronts Hananiah's false prophecy, contrasting a wooden yoke with an iron one over the nations. The passage ends with Hananiah's death in that same year.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the word of the LORD is the still, inner I AM that never negotiates with fear. When you hear a voice promising peace through outward forms (the wooden yoke), Jeremiah's correction reminds you the iron will come—your outer circumstances pressed by a steadfast inner conviction. The yoke is a state of consciousness you accepted by believing another's word over your own inner witness. Hananiah's claim that the wooden yoke is broken is the ego's lie; the true decree comes from the I AM: a yoke of iron that compels your return to truth. If you trust that inner authority, you endure the outer 'iron' without fear, and the false prophet dies in your inner year of testing, symbolizing an ending to an old belief. The promise is renewal through truth and faithfulness; you are moved by it from within, and your imagination aligns external events with your steadfast inner state.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and, in your own words, declare 'I am the I AM; I stand in truth now.' Then envision the wooden yoke dissolving and the iron yoke aligning to serve the greater inner purpose, and feel the sense of release as you revise the belief.