Neville Goddard on Daniel 4:15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 4 in context

Scripture Focus

15Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:

Daniel 4:15

Biblical Context

The verse describes leaving a stump in the earth, bound by iron and brass, watered by heaven's dew, and sharing its fate with the beasts.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this image, you are invited to discover that your true I AM cannot be uprooted by outward fortune, even when a former self seems bound and exposed. The stump stands for a worn memory, a worn pattern of identity—an old decree that you are small, controlled, or limited. The iron and brass bands picture hardened beliefs or willful habits that pin you to a particular role in the field of life. The tender grass and the dew of heaven signify a divine moisture, grace and renewed life that descend upon consciousness from the invisible realm. To interpret this is to realize that the outer form is not your final state, but a remnant kept for the purpose of springing forth in a fresh creation. Your inner I AM remains free and untouched by the collapse of the old structure; the beasts in the grass are those mere appetites that wander when you forget who you are. When you dwell in the awareness that God, the I AM, is the life you live, the stump can stay, yet its energy shifts toward growth. Renewal is not removal but transformation from within.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, place the stump before your inner vision, and feel the dew of heaven moistening its roots. Silently affirm I AM and imagine a green shoot rising, signaling renewal already here.