Neville Goddard on Malachi 1:6-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Malachi 1 in context

Scripture Focus

6A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

7Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

8And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.

9And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.

10Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

Malachi 1:6-10

Biblical Context

Malachi 1:6-10 laments priests who treat offerings with contempt and polluted sacrifice. It states that God desires sincere honor and reverence rather than ritual emptiness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this oracle the priests despise my name while offering polluted bread; you and I alike can miss the mark when the inner table lacks reverence. The 'God of hosts' is the I AM within you, the awareness that witnesses every gesture. When you treat the exterior rite as enough while your inner state is dull or divided, you reveal a forgotten allegiance to your own authority. The solution is not more ritual, but a revision of consciousness: honor the I AM as father and master by tending your inner altar with intention, purity, and honesty. Assess what you offer—thoughts, judgments, desires—as you would a sacrifice: let only what rings true and life-giving pass through. If you feel there is no pleasure in your present offerings, revise them until your feeling aligns with divine presence. Then the outward form, be it work or service, becomes an honest echo of inner worship, and God is pleased not by quantity but by the sincerity of your awareness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and declare, 'I am the Father and the Master within me; I now honor the I AM present as my sole judge of offerings.' Then revise any compromised thought by silently re-feeling it as 'I choose holy, true worship now.'