October 2, 2013
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FuzzieJelly
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ESTHER REQUESTS A NEW LAW
On that day King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther; and Mordecai came beforethe king, for Esther had disclosed what he was to her....And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. Then Esther spoake again to the king, fell at his feet, wept,and implored to him to avert the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite and his plot which he had devised against the Jews. And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king. Esther 8:1-4
When the king extended his scepter, it meant that the person before him had permission to speak. And Esther wasted no time in getting to the point. "If it pleases the king....let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces. For how can I endure to see the calamity which shall befall to my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?" Esther 8:5-6
Esther and Mordecai were among the few in the king's palace who had acted in the king's behalf. Everyone else desired personal gain. Esther had risked her life not only for her people but also for the king. Had it not been for God's intervention, Haman undoubtedly would have hanged Esther on that gallows right along with Mordecai.
PRAYER----Lord, I thank You for this account of Esther's obedience, loyalty, and trust.
On that day King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther; and Mordecai came beforethe king, for Esther had disclosed what he was to her....And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. Then Esther spoake again to the king, fell at his feet, wept,and implored to him to avert the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite and his plot which he had devised against the Jews. And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king. Esther 8:1-4
When the king extended his scepter, it meant that the person before him had permission to speak. And Esther wasted no time in getting to the point. "If it pleases the king....let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces. For how can I endure to see the calamity which shall befall to my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?" Esther 8:5-6
Esther and Mordecai were among the few in the king's palace who had acted in the king's behalf. Everyone else desired personal gain. Esther had risked her life not only for her people but also for the king. Had it not been for God's intervention, Haman undoubtedly would have hanged Esther on that gallows right along with Mordecai.
PRAYER----Lord, I thank You for this account of Esther's obedience, loyalty, and trust.
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