Neville Goddard on Esther 7:1-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Esther 7 in context

Scripture Focus

1So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.

2And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

3Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

4For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.

5Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?

6And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

7And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.

8Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

9And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.

10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

Esther 7:1-10

Biblical Context

Esther reveals a threat to her people during a royal banquet, asking for life and protection. The king exposes the adversary, and the danger is overcome, restoring safety and order.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the Esther episode as a map of your mind. The king is the I AM, the sole awareness that calls forth order. Esther is your higher self speaking truth for life; the banquet is the sustained attention you give to a situation until it shifts. Haman is fear and habit—an inner adversary that would destroy what you love. When Esther names him, the inner governor acts, and the seeming danger dissolves into revelation. The king’s wrath and the garden walk symbolize the fluctuation of thought, but the outcome is already established: the adversary is but a belief you choose to abandon. By naming and confronting it, you hang the old tale on a gallows of your own making and let life stand unthreatened. The mercy that follows—our life and our people—points to the inner restoration that occurs when you cease bargaining with lack and assume the truth of your worth. The ending is not merely external; it is your inner alignment, your I AM at peace, which makes the outward scene finally real.