Neville Goddard on Esther 3:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Esther 3 in context

Scripture Focus

1After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

2And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.

3Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

4Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.

5And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

6And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

7In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

Esther 3:1-7

Biblical Context

Haman rises in the king's favor and is bowed to by all except Mordecai. Mordecai refuses to bow, incurring Haman's wrath and a plot to destroy all Jews, with Pur cast to fix a date.

Neville's Inner Vision

Esther 3:1-7 is not merely a political tale but a map of inner life. The promotion of Haman is the mind clinging to a separate self, commanding reverence from others. Mordecai's refusal to bow represents the inner allegiance that will not compromise with a decree of fear. The daily questions from the king's gate are the inner interrogations that test your fidelity; when Mordecai does not answer, the ego invents a dreaded outcome and moves to destroy what it fears. The lot cast by Pur shows how a fixed belief sets a timetable for doom; the outer world becomes the stage on which your inner story plays out. The lesson is not submission but recognition: your fate follows your assumed state of consciousness. To change it, assume a different inner fact I am the source of my own life; I am one with all; the so called decree dissolves in my presence. Revision and feeling it real are the tools; imagine that a new date is cast in your favor and that your inner confidence determines the outcome, not external threats. When you stand in this inner truth, the outer world aligns with your lifted sense of being.

Practice This Now

Assume the posture of Mordecai, unmoved by the outward command. In your imagination, declare I am the author of my fate and feel its reality until the belief of doom dissolves.