Neville Goddard on Daniel 6:10-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 6 in context

Scripture Focus

10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

11Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

13Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

14Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

15Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

Daniel 6:10-15

Biblical Context

Daniel learns of the signed decree, goes home, and, as before, prays toward Jerusalem three times a day, giving thanks. He remains faithful; the outer law cannot extinguish the inner petition of his soul.

Neville's Inner Vision

Daniel's action is not about geography but about state of consciousness. The window toward Jerusalem is attention directed to your highest ideal; kneeling three times a day is a disciplined revision of feel and assumption. When the king's decree signs a fear-based history, Daniel does not fight the outer law; he enforces his inner law by dwelling in gratitude and petition to God, i.e., to the I AM. In Neville's terms, Daniel consciously chooses a state that the external world has not yet recognized, and he refuses to concede to the 'no-change' decree. The act of prayer is a mental rehearsal, a feeling-place where you know you are already in alliance with divine protection and courage. The lion's den is only a symbol for the test of that inner state; the appearances of danger collapse as the inner conviction holds. The story teaches that your persistent, directed attention—your I AM awareness—can override any seemingly fixed circumstance, if you maintain the feeling of the wish fulfilled.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Take a current limitation, and for a few minutes today, assume the state of already having overcome it. Picture Daniel's window and your own inner Jerusalem; feel the I AM supporting you and declare, 'I am free now.'