Esther 4:9-11

For Reading and Meditation:     Esther 4:10-17

We turn now to examine together the only other book of the Bible which is named after a woman - the book of Esther. This is the only book of the Bible which does not actually mention the name of God, but although His name is not to be seen, the evidences of His guiding and controlling hand are everywhere. Before...

For Reading and Meditation:     Esther 4:10-14

When Esther receives the message from Mordecai requesting her to meet urgently with the king and plead with him to repeal the edict authorizing the massacre of her people, she is at a loss to know how to proceed. Her response, as paraphrased in the Living Bible, was: "All the world knows that anyone – who goes into the...

For Reading and Meditation:     Esther 4:10

We said yesterday that when Mordecai and Esther were confronted with the news of Haman's edict, they surely must have glimpsed something of the sovereignty of God, which had led them to Persia and overruled their lives there. The issue of divine sovereignty is something about which we, as Christians, ought never to tire of...

For Reading and Meditation:     Esther 4:1-9

When the news of Haman's cruel edict reaches the ears of Mordecai, his reaction is one of stunned sorrow. He realizes that because of his unwillingness to bow before Haman, every single Jew is to be annihilated. Immediately, he puts on sackcloth and ashes - the Jewish symbol of deep mourning. So dressed, Mordecai makes his...