Neville Goddard on Daniel 6:11-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 6 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Daniel 6:11-13

Biblical Context

Daniel is found praying despite the king's decree. His steady petition to his God stands as an inner alignment that transcends outward law.

Neville's Inner Vision

Daniel's act of prayer is not a public display before men, but a private alignment with the I AM within. The decree of the king signifies a belief in limitation that the outer world presents as real; yet in Neville's psychology, a state of consciousness is what makes the world appear. Daniel remains unmoved by the outward law because his inner petition declares a different reality: I am unbound, I am heard, I am safe in the presence of God. The three daily petitions symbolize constancy—an ongoing revision of the state until it saturates the whole being. The lions' den becomes only a symbol of appearance, dissolving when consciousness asserts the truth of its own remedy. The report of Daniel's conduct shows how others measure reality by rules; the deliverance shows that the I AM cannot be bound by any decree. Your use of this story is to realize that the decree is not stronger than your inner state. Assume the inner victory now, and the outer world must reflect that reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and repeat a simple petition three times, feeling it real as the I AM within. Let the sensation linger for a minute and carry that certainty into your day.