Neville Goddard on Daniel 6:16-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 6 in context

Scripture Focus

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 6:16-23

Biblical Context

Daniel is cast into the lions' den; the king acknowledges his God will deliver him, and Daniel survives because of his innocence and unwavering faith in God.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville mode, the lions are not beasts but the clustered vibrations of fear that press upon a man’s attention. Daniel’s true field is not the den but the consciousness in which he dwells. He does not bargain with the king or plead for mercy; he affirms a state of being—God is present as I AM, the continual shepherd of every moment. The stone and signet represent external beliefs that seal the scene against change, yet they cannot alter the inner premise where innocence and alignment with divine awareness prevail. When Daniel says he has done no hurt before God and king, he announces the effortless lock of the den by a higher power—the inner angel that shuts the lions’ mouths. This is deliverance as a natural adjustment of consciousness, not a rescue from without. If you remain in that inner truth, you will discover that fear dissolves, and the safety of God’s presence becomes your immediate experience, independent of appearances.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, rest in the I AM within, and declare, 'My God is deliverer now.' Visualize the den sealed and the lions harmless, then feel the relief of being safely held by divine consciousness.