Inner Queen Of Esther 2:4
Esther 2:4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Esther 2 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Esther 2:4 describes replacing the old ruling with a new inner state that pleases the king. It is the inner substitution where the soul yields to a new sovereign.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within the theater of your mind, the king is your I AM, the undivided awareness that rules all. The maiden who pleases the king is a new state of consciousness you welcome, a mental posture that satisfies the inner ruler. Vashti is the old self resisting or clinging to appearances; Esther is that crowned state now governing your decisions. When the king is pleased, as the verse says, he does so—that is, your inner law moves to ordain what you have assumed. Providence is not external fortune but the natural consequence of your inner alignment. You do not wrestle with circumstances; you disappear into the assumption that the desired state already exists and is being expressed through you. The replacement is an act of inner obedience: you surrender the old self and invite the new sovereign within. The result is a visible order consistent with your inner decree, a life where your awareness reigns and events follow as signs of that reign.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the end: your inner queen already reigns. Feel the I AM's approval and let the old resistance bow out.
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