Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 40:1 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 40 in context

Scripture Focus

1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.

Jeremiah 40:1

Biblical Context

Jeremiah is freed from Ramah and the captives, and then the word of the LORD comes to him. The scene marks a turn from exile toward hope and a future return.

Neville's Inner Vision

Take the scene as a map of inner life. In Neville’s practice, the outward event corresponds to an inner state now established. Jeremiah’s release is your cue that you are not chained to yesterday’s identity; the guard captain Nebuzaradan is the disciplined voice in your own mind that kept you bound - now it lets you go when you decide. The word of the LORD that follows is not information about a distant nation but a fresh, creative impulse from your I AM. Exile and captivity symbolize scattered attention and disowned parts. The return is the reassembly of your states of consciousness into harmony with your true Self. When you accept the suggestion that you are already free, you reinterpret the external as a sign of your inner not-yet realized, which then becomes the felt sense of freedom. Practice: assume the state you desire as already present, feel it in your body, and listen for a directing inner word that confirms your new identity.