Neville Goddard on Daniel 6:10-17 - 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.

16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

17And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

Daniel 6:10-17

Biblical Context

Daniel, after learning the decree is signed, withdraws to his chamber, prays toward Jerusalem three times a day, and gives thanks, maintaining inner fidelity despite outward peril.

Neville's Inner Vision

Daniel's story is a parable of inner state, not history. When he learns the writing is signed, he withdraws into his chamber, opens his windows toward Jerusalem, and prays and gives thanks as he did aforetime. The decree is an outer circumstance; the reality he asserts is the inner petition—the assumption that he is heard by the I AM. The lions and the den are symbols of conditions that would bind him in the objective world, yet his fidelity to the inner act remains intact. He does not revise the decree; he revises his sense of self. The king's assumption that no decree can be changed is mirrored to you: your own outer world must bow to the inner decree you persist in assuming. The sentence Thy God... he will deliver thee is your cue that the power is within; your I AM answers from your own consciousness. Daniel's three daily prayers fix a state of gratitude and trust, a rhythm that renders time and threat harmless.

Practice This Now

Stop and assume the end: feel yourself already delivered, give thanks. Imagine your inner chamber open toward Jerusalem and practice three brief petitions today, inwardly affirming I AM.