Neville Goddard on Esther 8:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Esther 8 in context

Scripture Focus

3And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

4Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

Esther 8:3-4

Biblical Context

Esther pleads before the king with tears to stop Haman’s plot against the Jews; the king extends the golden sceptre, and Esther rises to stand before him, signaling authorization and deliverance.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's key, Esther embodies a state of consciousness within you. The tears are the emotional acknowledgment of a lingering fear or mischief of limitation; the king is the I AM, the ruling awareness in you. When Esther seeks mercy, she does not compel a person; she invites the I AM to fulfill its own nature—judgment tempered by mercy. The extending sceptre is the visible acknowledgment of a state that accepts and frees what has been threatened by belief. Esther’s rise represents the moment your inner self revives and stands before its own ruler, asserting that you are authorized to deliver the ‘Jews’—your cherished desires and redemptions—from the plot of fear. Providence operates as your inner alignment; when you accept the I AM as ruler, you do not fight outer circumstances, you revise the inner state. The narrative teaches that deliverance flows from the conviction that your inner king is merciful and present, and your job is to maintain that state until it is felt as real in your world.

Practice This Now

Practice: In a quiet moment, imagine yourself at the king’s feet (the I AM) and declare that the mischief of fear within you is removed; then visualize the golden sceptre being extended, and rise tall, standing in the felt reality that you are already delivered.