Egypt of Fear: Inner Judgment
Jeremiah 42:16-18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Jeremiah 42 in context
Scripture Focus
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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