Neville Goddard on Esther 9:15-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Esther 9 in context

Scripture Focus

15For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

16But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,

Esther 9:15-16

Biblical Context

The Jews secure freedom by standing firm; some victories are private and unexploited, but a broad deliverance is achieved without plunder. The outer events mirror an inner state of safety and perseverance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Fear is a dream; the Jews' 'rest from their enemies' mirrors the soul's settled awareness when it refuses to attack the prey of lack. In this inner drama, Shushan and the provinces represent states of consciousness that align with the I AM, the true self. The numbers—three hundred, seventy-five thousand—become symbolic magnitudes of the mind's disciplined victories and the removal of threat by alignment, not by grasping material spoil. The command to lay not their hands on the prey is the key: do not divert your inner energy into producing out of season gains. Your true liberty arises when you stand for life, let fear be slain, and allow the inner light to rest on its own terms. The deliverance is gradual, as endurance and perseverance are cultivated within consciousness; the outer world merely follows the inner state. When you imagine yourself already free and protected, the external conditions rearrange to reflect that inner assurance.

Practice This Now

Practice: Close your eyes and repeat, 'I am free and protected now,' until you feel the body soften; then picture yourself standing at the gate of Shushan with nothing to seize but the calm of being.