Neville Goddard on Esther 2:7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Esther 2 in context

Scripture Focus

7And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

Esther 2:7

Biblical Context

Esther, also called Hadassah, is an orphan raised by Mordecai; the text notes her beauty and the care he gives her. The scene frames guardianship as the first movement of a larger, communal protection.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this verse, Esther appears as an inner state without father or mother—an absence that consciousness temporarily assigns to a guardian. Mordecai’s act of raising Hadassah is the outer sign of an inner decision: awareness steps in to protect what is beautiful when the self finds itself without material kin. Esther’s beauty and steadiness are not mere physical traits but the radiance the I AM recognizes and thereby validates. The absence of parents becomes a prompt to realize that Providence is not an outside event but an inside arrangement of consciousness—the I AM taking responsibility for the young, tender portion of you. Mordecai stands for the disciplined mind that assents to care, naming you as daughter of awareness. As you align with this inner contract, you feel the shift: you are seen, cherished, and kept within a circle of steady attention. Providence then moves not by chance but by the conviction that you are already within the safety of your own I AM.