Neville Goddard on Daniel 5:10-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

10Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

11There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

12Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.

13Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?

14I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

15And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:

16And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

17Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

Daniel 5:10-17

Biblical Context

The queen points to Daniel, noting a spirit of light and wisdom in him. Daniel is brought before the king to interpret the writing, while refusing gifts.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the mind's banquet hall, the outer king and his alarms symbolize your external conditions. Daniel, the man in whom the spirit of the holy gods dwells, is not a person but a state of consciousness you can call by name. The queen's report is your inner counsel testifying that the light, understanding, and wisdom reside in you as an active quality of awareness. To read the writing is to translate your present circumstance into meaning from the I AM rather than from fear or craving. The failure of the astrologers points to the habit of seeking answers outside yourself; true interpretation arises when you surrender to the inner Daniel who uses memory and insight to dissolve doubt. When you honor this inner interpreter, you do not barter for rewards; you acknowledge that interpretation itself is the gift. Thus the wall's writing becomes a doorway into a new state: you are the one who sees, interprets, and rules from within, becoming the third ruler of your own kingdom by recognizing your inner light.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the inner Daniel now; tell yourself you are the Daniel within, the spirit of wisdom reading the writing on your wall. Then feel the truth of this interpretation moving through you, and let your outer circumstances reflect that inner light rather than seeking gifts or status.