Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 35:13-17 - 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.

16Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:

17Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.

Jeremiah 35:13-17

Biblical Context

God warns Judah and Jerusalem to listen, contrasting Jonadab's loyalty to his command with Israel's refusal to heed the prophets.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jeremiah 35:13-17 invites Judah to hear and heed the Word of the Lord. Jonadab’s family remains faithful to a single command—no wine—showing how a consistent inner directive can outlast outward pressures; Israel, by contrast, continually refuses the prophets’ call to amend and turn from other gods. In Neville’s terms, the story is a states-of-consciousness lesson: God is the I AM speaking within your own awareness, and obedience is an inner alignment, not mere external ritual. When you imagine the Lord rising early and speaking to you, you are practicing the eternal pattern: the inner voice asserting truth against fear, and you choosing to listen. The consequence is not punishment in punishment’s image but a shift in the texture of your reality—when you heed, you dwell in the land of your choosing, a state of peace and wholeness. If you stay closed to the inner Word, you remain in a self-made judgment; if you open, you fulfill the command that has always been yours.