Egypt of Fear: Inner Judgment

Jeremiah 42:16-18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Jeremiah 42 in context

Scripture Focus

16Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
17So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
18For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
Jeremiah 42:16-18

Biblical Context

The passage depicts those who flee to Egypt to escape danger as facing the same threats there: sword, famine, and exile. It suggests that moving externally to avoid inner fear mirrors an inner judgment that will be experienced internally.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, the names Egypt and Jerusalem are states of consciousness. The fear of the sword and famine is not a literal geography but the inner weather you carry when you seek security outside your I AM. Going to Egypt to dwell there is choosing a mental refuge, a belief that safety lies beyond awareness. The Lord's fury poured on Jerusalem becomes the natural outpouring of a mind that refuses to acknowledge its one source. In short, you cannot escape your inner condition by leaving your present state; the external threats you fear merely mirror your inner alignment. Your exile is a choice of thought, and the curse is the consequence of living in fear rather than realizing that the I AM is your true home. The reinterpretation offers a path: assume you are already in the land of safety, governed by the I AM, and let the outer threats dissolve as you hold that inner state.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, declare I am the I AM, the safety of your being, and in your mind step from the road to Egypt into a present inner kingdom where fear dissolves and abundance flows.

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