Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 35:13-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 35 in context

Scripture Focus

13Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.

14The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.

15I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

Jeremiah 35:13-15

Biblical Context

The LORD calls Judah and Jerusalem to listen and return from evil, contrasting external ritual with the need to heed inner instruction and prophetic urging.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the text the word of the LORD comes to the heart of Judah as a call to hearken to the inner voice. The scene of Jonadab and his sons is not merely an old custom preserved in history but a mirror of your own inner allegiance. When you rise in morning and hear the prophets of your own consciousness urging amendment yet refuse to align with that instruction you resist your true self. The prophets are the rising thoughts of your I AM the God of Israel within inviting you away from the idols of fear habit and pride. The difference between the outward discipline of Jonadab and the inner obedience to your deepest law is this: you can imitate obedience by external acts or you can choose to be the one who loves the command itself who feels the reality of the new state as already done. In this moment notice that the warning is not punitive but protective a summons to return to your land given to your fathers the eternal peaceful state of awareness in which no other god rules.