Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 42:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 42 in context

Scripture Focus

1Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,

2And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)

3That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.

4Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

5Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.

6Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.

Jeremiah 42:1-6

Biblical Context

Leaders and the remnant plead with Jeremiah to pray to God for guidance so they may know which way to walk. Jeremiah agrees to pray and reveal whatever God answers, and the people pledge to obey the LORD's voice, whatever its direction.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the captains and the remnant are your own states of consciousness gathering to hear the voice of the I AM. Jeremiah is the inner prophet of disciplined attention; the people’s plea is your readiness to be guided by a higher will. When you utter, 'Let our supplication be accepted,' you are declaring a law: the moment you acknowledge the Lord within, your inner world moves to align with that law. They vow, 'whether it be good or evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God,' which is the posture Neville invites: you are not asking God to change; you are choosing to change your state until the answer is felt as real. The declaration, 'I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass,' becomes your own technique: the answer is declared within as you persist in the assumption that the path is shown. So the path will be revealed to your inner sight, and you will declare it without withholding.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assume the state of the remnant—a faithful, small self ready to obey. Silently declare: I am the I AM; show me the way I should walk today, and I will obey the leading I receive.