Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 42:1-9 - 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.

7And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.

8Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

9And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

Jeremiah 42:1-9

Biblical Context

Jeremiah and the people appeal to God through the prophet for direction for the remnant, and vow to obey whatever the Lord reveals after seeking Him. The divine word then comes as the confirmed guidance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe how the captains and the remnant come near, petitioning through Jeremiah for guidance. This is your inner petition: a determination to hear the voice of the I AM and to act without resistance on the answer. The ten-day wait is the disciplined pause of imagination, a turning inward until the Word is revealed. When the Lord speaks through Jeremiah, He is speaking your own higher awareness into form. The agreement to pray in accord with their words becomes the act of consenting to a new self that will follow the divine direction. To you, the path appears as the very decision you make in your imagination: the way you walk, the thing you do. The covenant mindset—whether good or evil, we will obey—becomes the inner vow you make to abide by the inner guidance, regardless of outer appearances. So the practice is simple: assume the answer is already given and feel it real; revise your self-conception to align with that answer, and act from the inner word you receive.