Neville Goddard on Malachi 2:11-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Malachi 2 in context

Scripture Focus

11Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.

12The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.

Malachi 2:11-12

Biblical Context

Malachi 2:11-12 condemns defiling the holiness of the LORD by mixing worship with a foreign god and warns that the 'master' and 'scholar' who do this will be cut off from the tabernacles of Jacob. In Neville’s view, this exposes the need to purify one’s inner temple and align all faculties with the one true I AM.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judah here is your inner state claiming allegiance to the LORD while secretly courting another idol. Idolatry is not merely a carved image; it is an inner preference—some thought, crave, or image you treat as more true than the I AM. When the master (your disciplined mind) and the scholar (your educated opinions) bow to this counterfeit god, the sanctity of your inner temple is profaned and your sense of divine presence dulls. The consequence is not punishment from an external judge but the natural fallout of living with a double allegiance: the temple feels hollow, offerings lose their charge, and you sense separation from the Presence. Yet this is a doorway, not doom: turn, revise your allegiance, and let the I AM reclaim the holy room. Holiness is the living state of awareness you inhabit now, not a ritual you perform elsewhere.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and name the competing belief or image you still serve. Declare, 'I am the I AM; my temple is sacred,' and feel the inner space brighten as you release the idol and reaffirm your sole allegiance.