Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 38:10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 38 in context

Scripture Focus

10Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

Jeremiah 38:10

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 38:10 records the king commanding Ebedmelech to fetch thirty men and lift Jeremiah the prophet from the dungeon before he dies.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the dungeon as a closed state of consciousness—the mind's cave where fear, limitation, and doubt hold the prophet Jeremiah quiet. The king's command is not a royal affair of kingdoms, but the I AM within you awakened to rescue your inner truth. Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, represents a trusted, bold faculty from another part of your mind—courage, mercy, practical imagination—mobilized to free what you have silenced. The number thirty shows a complete, orderly company of thoughts arrayed to carry out the act; with thirty men, the inner resources are fully marshaled to elevate the prophet out of bondage. The prophet Jeremiah is your inner voice, the seed of truth that longs to speak. The act of lifting him from the dungeon before he dies is the moment when consciousness no longer allows fear to hold its truth in the dark. The mercy exercised here is not mere pity but the recognition that you and your truth share the same life—liberation is the natural state when the I AM decrees it.

Practice This Now

Assume the king's decree now: I AM the liberation of Jeremiah. See the dungeon door open; thirty inner helpers lift him into the light, and feel the rush of relief as freedom becomes your present reality.