Neville Goddard on Daniel 1:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 1 in context

Scripture Focus

3And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;

4Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

5And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.

Daniel 1:3-5

Biblical Context

Daniel 1:3-5 describes selecting capable, unblemished youths to be trained for service in a foreign court. It symbolically points to inner preparation to stand before the king of your life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner story is the king, and Ashpenaz is the gatekeeper of belief in your memory. The 'children of Israel' without blemish are the pure ideas you intend to express—qualities like wisdom, discernment, and resilience. The three years of nourishment are the steady dietary habits of thought you choose to feed on: images that affirm your oneness with the king within, not the flattery of the outer world. When you declare you are among those who will stand in the king’s palace, you are choosing a new state of consciousness. The learning and tongue of the Chaldeans you are to master symbolize adopting a new language of perception—seeing every circumstance as a manifestation of your I AM, your awareness, rather than as a separate, external event. The outer appointment to be nourished by meat and wine is the discipline of disciplined senses—holding steady to your inner vision while the world tests you. The goal is not to imitate a life, but to embody the consciousness that stands before the king within.

Practice This Now

Assume the end now: you stand before the king within as the unblemished, wise self. Keep that image and the felt reality for a few breaths, then let it guide your next actions.