Neville Goddard on Malachi 2:13-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Malachi 2 in context

Scripture Focus

13And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.

14Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

15And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

16For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

Malachi 2:13-16

Biblical Context

Outward tears do not compensate for inner betrayal. True covenant requires faithful heart-attention to the wife of thy youth and to the inner vow; without this, ritual cannot prevail.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, the altar is not stone but your own consciousness. When you weep over the altar while your inner state betrays the wife of thy youth, you are offering a broken loaf to the I AM, and the mercy of your awakening rejects it. The LORD here is the inner witness—the I AM that stands between your mind and its companion, the feminine principle within, the wife of thy youth. He did not make one for show alone; he made one to sustain a godly seed—your life’s next expression. Therefore, attend to your spirit, guard your inner covenant, and refuse to deal treacherously by thought, word, or feeling. If you’re longing for harmony, remember that harmony is born of inner unity, not external ritual. Your real offering is faithfulness of consciousness, the fidelity of your decisions, and the alignment of your inner doorways with truth. When you entertain separation or resentment, you cover the altar with tears and block the reception of life; when you envision the unity of the two as one I AM, you invite life to respond in kind.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner state: I am one with the wife of my youth; feel the union of your deepest parts as a single I AM. Repeat, 'I keep the covenant within me now' until fidelity becomes your living truth.