Inner Worship in Esther

Neville's Inner Vision

To the reader, Esther 3:2 mirrors the inner theatre of your mind. The gate where all serve Haman is the social stage of your outer self; bowing represents a public agreement with a decree that says, 'You must exalt a certain image.' Mordecai’s refusal is not rebellion against a man but an inner devotion that does not bend to any idol of pride. In Neville’s terms, Haman stands for a state of self-importance that would command reverence; to bow is to consent to that state’s reality. Yet the I AM within you remains untouched by such illusion. The moment you accept that your true being is awareness, the external command loses its authority. Your world rearranges itself to fit the inner conviction you habitually employ. The scene is not about distant ritual, but about the inner posture of consciousness: to worship the one without beginning or end, not the stable of appearances. Therefore, the apparent threat becomes a signpost: your inner king reigns when you refuse to bow to a counterfeit power.