Neville Goddard on Esther 8:9-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Esther 8 in context

Scripture Focus

9Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

10And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:

11Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

12Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

13The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

14So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.

Esther 8:9-14

Biblical Context

Esther 8:9-14 records a royal edict published across 127 provinces, empowering the Jews to defend life on a set day and move in accord with the king's command.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner king calls forth the scribes of mind, writing across every province within you the radical claim: I am life and I am protected. The king’s name on the scroll is the I AM you truly are—sealing this law with the ring of awareness and sending it by swift thoughts through all the departments of your being. Across the 127 provinces of your mental empire, the command goes out: gather yourselves to life, stand for your safety, and give no power to fear. The “Jews” are your steadfast faculties—your highest truths—ready to act on behalf of life against what would destroy it. In consciousness this decree is not violence but restored justice, a reversal of lack toward wholeness. When you repeat and feel it as real, the outer world aligns to publish the same truth in form. The designated day becomes the moment you recognize your defense as already yours, carried by the unity of your I AM with every aspect of yourself.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the inner decree: I am life and I am protected; seal it with the ring of awareness and send this truth to every part of your mind until you feel relief and coherence ripple through your day.