It’s clear from Esther’s situation that she’s something of a prisoner of the palace. It doesn’t appear that she is allowed to leave since she can only communicate with Mordecai through intermediaries.

When Esther heard that Mordecai was in sackcloth, she was very worried about him. She couldn’t check Twitter or the internet for information on what might be troubling him, so she had to send her eunuch servants to message with him.

This goes back to the reality that no one would have chosen this life for Esther. Not her father, not Mordecai and certainly not any other Jew, but it was the hand she had been dealt. We will most certainly see that God is going to use a bad situation for one of the most amazing turnarounds in human history, but for now we can mourn for Esther just a little in her captivity. She had it good, but she was still a captive of the palace nonetheless.

How do you think you would have dealt with Esther’s situation?

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Esther is simultaneously a victory and a tragedy. In some ways, If you look at it through a modern lens, it should be called the Victory of Mordecai and the Tragedy of Esther. Esther loses her parents and then is taken into the harem of a despotic king to be used as he wishes. Mordecai ends up, like Daniel, a very high official and ruler in his expatriated land.

This will be a great study of Esther as we look at the emotions, the world and the meanings of one of the most cherished, and often misunderstood books of the Bible.

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