Neville Goddard on Esther 6:2-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Esther 6 in context

Scripture Focus

2And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

3And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

4And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

5And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

6So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

7And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

8Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

9And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

10Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

11Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

Esther 6:2-11

Biblical Context

Mordecai's loyalty is acknowledged only after the king asks what should be done for the man he wants to honor; Haman plans to honor himself, but the king orders that Mordecai be honored, reversing the expectation.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this dramatic court scene, Mordecai represents a true deed already woven into the fabric of your being, though not yet publicly recognized. Haman embodies vanity, the ego's loud anticipation of self-glorification. The king's question exposes a fundamental law: honor flows from the inner decision of the I AM, not from the ego's calculations. When the court declares nothing has been done for Mordecai, you glimpse the inner mechanism by which recognition is granted—by alignment with virtue in consciousness. The reversal—Mordecai being honored with royal apparel and parade—demonstrates that externals echo your internal state. As you dwell on this, notice how the 'king' is your higher self and the courtiers your thoughts. The lesson is that you are already esteemed in the sight of God: providence is the natural outflow of an inner state in which virtue is acknowledged and celebrated. The outer world simply mirrors a truth you have chosen to know about yourself in Spirit.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, visualize the inner court, and decide you are the one the king delights to honor. Feel already celebrated and let that conviction rise in you—then notice your day’s events begin to reflect that inner decree.