Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 32:29-35 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 32 in context

Scripture Focus

29And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.

30For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.

31For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,

32Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

33And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

34But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.

35And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

Jeremiah 32:29-35

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 32:29-35 portrays Jerusalem under siege because the people worship idols and ignore God's instruction. The passage condemns turning away and defiling the temple with Baal worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

See how the city in Jeremiah becomes a symbol of your inner state. The Baal and Molech images are the stubborn beliefs you keep feeding with fear, pride, or ritual without awakening to the I AM within. The Chaldeans' burning is the outer consequence that follows your inward alignment; yet the true cause is your decision to turn your face away from the living presence and the instruction that rises up within you each morning. In Neville's terms, the power to change is not in the city's fate but in your consciousness: you can reverse by choosing true worship—recognizing that God is the I AM and you are that awareness, not a separate spectator. When you stop clinging to the 'work of your hands' and invite the inner teacher, the temple is restored and the old defilements lose their grip. This reading invites you to imagine the mind's temple pure, lit with understanding, and protected by faith in your oneness with God.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and repeat 'I am the temple of the living God.' Then revise your state by affirming, 'I align with the I AM within, letting go of idols until my inner temple shines with peace.'