Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 35:2-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 35 in context

Scripture Focus

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 35:2-5

Biblical Context

Jeremiah leads the Rechabites into the house of the LORD and offers wine as a test. The scene highlights obedience and loyalty as inner dispositions that reveal the state of their consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville method, the house of the LORD is the sanctuary of awareness, and the wine is an impression pressed upon the mind. The Rechabites stand for a state of consciousness bound by a vow handed down through generations; their gathering in the chamber of the princes is a stage where outer ritual mirrors inner discipline. When the invitation to drink is presented, the psychology at work is not about protein or pleasure, but about allegiance to an inner law. The revelation comes when you refuse or embrace in imagination what your conditioning would have you do, and you remain loyal to the covenant you have chosen. The action asks you to assume the feeling of that loyalty, to revise the story of yourself to reflect a fixed, obedient state, and to let that state fill the room with reality. Thus the narrative becomes a mirror: your present life resembles the inner law you have sustained, and God—the I AM—manifests as your unwavering self-consistency.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, descend into the inner house of your awareness, and imagine the Rechabites gathered in the chamber. Set a personal covenant for your mind and, with a felt sense, affirm that you are loyal to it and let that loyalty feel real in you.