Neville Goddard on Daniel 11:5-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 11 in context

Scripture Focus

5And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.

6And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.

7But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:

8And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.

9So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.

10But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.

11And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.

12And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.

13For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.

14And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

15So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.

16But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.

Daniel 11:5-16

Biblical Context

Daniel 11:5-16 depicts shifting power between two kings as a symbol of inner conflicts; it points to inner sovereignty realized through consciousness. Your task is to awaken the sovereign I AM within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the kings are not distant rulers but states of consciousness vying for dominion in your day. The south and the north represent opposing habits, fears, and desires contending for the lead in your inner life. Their battles, alliances, and captivities map the way thoughts rise, clamor, and fade—yet none can endure where you claim the real ruler: the I AM, your stable awareness. When you view the drama as something happening to you, you feed it; when you acknowledge that you are the imagining power, the imagined resumes its place and the inner 'glorious land' is secured. The line about a branch arising from roots hints that a fresh, rooted state can spring from your imagination and bring a train of effects—visions, plans, and actions—that outlast former patterns. Your work is to align with a single, sovereign consciousness. Do not chase others' battles; instead, assume the next state of being, feel it real now, and let it quietly consume the old conflict from within.

Practice This Now

A Neville Goddard-inspired practice: In one minute, close your eyes and declare, 'I AM the ruler of this inner land.' Then vividly feel the new state as already true, and persist in that feeling until the old war dissolves.