Neville Goddard on Jeremiah 44:8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jeremiah 44 in context

Scripture Focus

8In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?

Jeremiah 44:8

Biblical Context

Jeremiah 44:8 shows people provoking the Lord by worshiping other gods while dwelling in Egypt, seeking safety outside their own God.

Neville's Inner Vision

From a Neville Goddard perspective, the text unveils that idolatry is a condition of consciousness, not merely external ritual. When you burn incense to 'other gods' while living in the land you call Egypt, you are devoting attention to fear, lack, status, or attachment—thought-forms you mistake for power. The land of Egypt represents a mind under bondage, where appearances promise security yet keep you from your true I AM. Provoke wrath is not a punishment from a distant deity but the faithful awakening of your own inner resistance to divine presence; the more you identify with these substitute powers, the more you distance yourself from your own wholeness. The curse and reproach you fear are simply your self-judgment that you are separate from the universal people of God within you. The cure is to withdraw worship from these impostor gods and return your devotion to the single I AM that animates you. As you repeat this inward shift, you align with a radiant stillness that makes any outward 'curse' seem merely a clearing in your awareness.