Neville Goddard on Daniel 3:10-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 3 in context

Scripture Focus

10Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

11And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

12There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Daniel 3:10-12

Biblical Context

The king issues a decree that all must worship the golden image under penalty of being cast into a fiery furnace; three Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—refuse to bow or serve the king's gods.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, the decree is a symbol in your mind: the world saying bow to appearance, worship an image of power, or fear. The cornet and music are distractions that lure attention away from the I AM within. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are not external men; they are your steadfast inner states—faith, loyalty to the divine I AM, and refusal to regard ungodly commands. They do not bow to the king's decree or worship the golden image because their allegiance is to the inner reality that is always present. The furnace is the trial of belief, the heat that exposes any consciousness clinging to lack. When you hold the realization I AM, the heat burns away fear, doubt, and ego, not you. The true miracle is that the inner I AM sustains you, even as outer decrees threaten separation. The power that shatters the image is your awareness, moving through every circumstance as you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the feeling I AM is the only law and visualize Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego within you standing firm. Through the furnace, you pass as consciousness, not as fear; feel the heat transmute fear into quiet power.