Neville Goddard on Daniel 6:14-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 6 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

18Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.

19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.

20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

23Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

Daniel 6:14-23

Biblical Context

Daniel is cast into the lions' den by a king's decree. He is delivered because he remains innocent and faithful to his God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Enter the den in your imagination as a state of consciousness, not a place. The king and his decree are your outward circumstances, pressing you to yield to fear; yet Daniel stands for your I AM, the constant, unshaken awareness that serves continually. When the law confirms that nothing may be changed, that moment becomes your invitation to prove what you are awake to: that you are not governed by passing decree but by the timeless consciousness that you are. The moment the stone is sealed, it is as if your belief is tested; but your fidelity to God — to what you know yourself to be in truth — sends forth angelic assistance, and the mouths of the lions close. Notice that deliverance comes because innocency is found in you in the highest sense: you have harmed no one in your heart, you have kept faith with the divine within. The king's joy is your own recognition that your faith has not failed. You do not fight the lions; you refuse to surrender your inner king. This is the practical demonstration: your inner conviction protects you and your world.

Practice This Now

Assume now that you are delivered; feel the relief as the stone is removed and the den empties of fear. Stay in that feeling of wholeness until it becomes your reality.