Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 44:15-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 44 in context

Scripture Focus

15Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.

17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

18But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

19And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?

Jeremiah 44:15-19

Biblical Context

People reject Jeremiah's warning and vow to burn incense to the queen of heaven, claiming prosperity came from that ritual. They insist on doing what they desire and blame their misfortunes on abandoning it.

Neville's Inner Vision

As long as they imagine outer cakes and offerings as the source of supply, they remain under the sway of a queen they have projected onto an idol. The inner I AM behind all acts knows that true nourishment is the inward, unconditioned awareness that gives meaning to every event. The external ritual is only a symbol of an inner habit: the belief that security lies outside the self, in Egypt, in kings, in patterns of famine or plenty. When they declare they will act according to their own mind, they reveal that their inner state prescribes famine or plenty. The remedy is a simple revision: acknowledge that the only queen is the inner I AM, the only heaven the conscious life within. By assuming abundance flows from within, not from offerings, one resets perception. As you dwell in that awareness, tools and circumstances may shift, but supply follows the inner state. The moment you feel 'I am' as source, fear dissolves and life rearranges to mirror that conviction.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the I AM, the source of all supply.' Imagine a warm inner light filling you with abundance until you feel it as real.