Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 35:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 35 in context

Scripture Focus

1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

2Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

3Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

4And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:

5And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.

Jeremiah 35:1-5

Biblical Context

Jeremiah brings the Rechabites into the LORD’s house and offers wine, testing their obedience to a family command.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the temple of your consciousness, the word is spoken: bring forth the Rechabites and offer wine. The wine symbolizes desire; the chamber is your mental focus; the test exposes whether you will surrender to appetite or remain loyal to an inner command. The Rechabites’ fidelity to their forefather's rule—“no wine”—is a figure for fidelity to the inner law you choose for your life. When you imagine this scene, you rehearse the art of revision: assume that your inner law is directing your experience; feel the reality of choosing obedience over craving. If you stand in that feeling—calm, steady, unshaken—the outer world reflects your inner allegiance. The I AM within you is not separate from this decision; it is the very principle by which you interpret circumstance. The temple drama is a mirror: your own heart's obedience summons a life that confirms your chosen state of consciousness.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and visualize the temple chamber; place cups of wine before the Rechabites in your mind and pronounce, 'I am loyal to the inner law that governs my life.' Then dwell in the feeling of that obedience until it becomes your natural state.