Inner Banquet of Jeremiah 41:1
Jeremiah 41:1 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jeremiah 41 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Ishmael and the royal party come to Gedaliah at Mizpah, and they share bread together. This scene points to a moment of inner hospitality where conflicting parts of self meet in the table of peace.
Neville's Inner Vision
Imagine Gedaliah as the inner governor of your consciousness, the I AM who keeps order in your mind. Ishmael, the seed royal, together with the princes, are not enemies but voices longing to be seen. They come to Mizpah—the quiet place you designate for inner communion—and they eat bread together. This is not a report; it is a symbol of inner hospitality. When you permit these rival parts to meet and be fed, you dissolve the illusion of opposition and reveal a single field of awareness in which all things belong. The moment is your opportunity to revise the state of your mind: invite every impulse, every memory, every claim to the table, and bless them into harmony. By feeling the reality of this shared meal, you practice the essential Neville truth: imagination creates reality. The unity you sense here is the birth of Shalom in your life, a peace that comes not from forcing others to submit, but from recognizing that you are the one I AM who feeds all aspects of self.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and invite every part of your self—the royal ambitions and the humble desires—to Mizpah, the table of your consciousness. Say softly, I AM the host; I forgive and welcome all voices, and feel the unity as you share the bread of peace.
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