Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 40:1-4 - 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.

2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

3Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.

4And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.

Jeremiah 40:1-4

Biblical Context

Jeremiah is released from chains by the captain of the guard and told he may go to Babylon or stay. The narrative points to judgment fulfilled and a new freedom that rests on his inner choice.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jeremiah’s release is not a geographical mercy but a rupture in the mind. The guard who unbinds him stands for your own decision-making, the moment when you discern that the ‘evil’ proclaimed over a situation is simply a habitual pattern dissolving before the light of awareness. When the Lord says, 'I loose thee,' that is your consciousness loosening a belief that bondage is permanent. The invitation to go into Babylon or forebear is your invitation to choose the next state of consciousness. Babylon represents a new associative atmosphere of thought; it is not punishment but a fresh set of sensations you entertain by imagination. If you assent and go with the guard, you are saying, in effect, 'I am the I AM, and I choose this next state.' If you withhold, you remind yourself that all lands lie before you, ready to reveal themselves when you shift your inner disposition. The judgment is complete when you own the power of your inner vision and act from it.