Neville Goddard on Esther 9:17-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Esther 9 in context

Scripture Focus

17On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

18But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

19Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

Esther 9:17-19

Biblical Context

Esther 9:17–19 describes the Jews resting on the thirteenth and fourteenth days, turning them into days of feasting and gladness; the Shushan Jews join in, and villages declare Adar 14 a day of joy and giving to one another.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, the feast and the act of sending portions are not merely outward customs but inner states of consciousness. The thirteenth and fourteenth of Adar symbolize days when your awareness chooses rest in the I AM, allowing joy to rise from within rather than depend on external events. The gathering of the Jews in Shushan reflects a harmonization of thought—a unity of purpose—producing an outer ripple of communal celebration. Finally, “sending portions one to another” translates to the generous exchange of energy, attention, and resources from an inner surplus acknowledged by your living consciousness. By embracing these inner days of feasting, you align your outer world with a single, radiant state: gratitude, unity, and abundance. When you live as though this inner festival is your real daily calendar, you experience problems dissolving, relationships brightening, and life responding to your reinforced sense of collective joy as the I AM’s creative activity.

Practice This Now

Imitate the pattern: assume you are already in Esther's feast—feel gladness as your constant state and imagine sending portions of time and kindness to a neighbor. Let that felt shift linger as your daily reality.