Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 43:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 43 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,

2Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:

3But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.

Jeremiah 43:1-3

Biblical Context

Jeremiah finishes delivering God's words to the people; leaders respond with denial and accusation, claiming the message is false, and blaming Baruch for steering them toward exile in Babylon.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jeremiah’s charge is not a history lesson but a psychic scene. The words of the LORD your God are not 'out there' but reverberations of your I AM. When Azariah, Johanan, and the proud men cry, 'Thou speakest falsely,' they are inner states resisting the next level of you, clinging to the familiar Egypt of fear rather than stepping into the current that leads to Babylon—the symbolic land of transformation. Baruch, the scribe, who 'settest thee on against us,' represents the inner witness who writes the moving script of your life; his action is not against you but the instrument by which you are carried toward a new state. The scene 'Go not into Egypt' can be heard as a directive of your I AM: do not dwell in old bondage thoughts; do not seek safety in stagnation. The Lord’s words, delivered through Jeremiah, become your own decisive imaginal act. Accepting the inner commission dissolves the fear that would exile you from your own highest state. In that moment you are not commanded by men; you are led by God within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the I AM; I am not going into Egypt.' Revise the outer scene to reflect inner return, then feel the new state as already real.