Esther 4:12-17 ESV

12 And they told Mordecai what Esther had said. 13 Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think to yourself that in the king's palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. 14 For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” 15 Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, 16 “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.” 17 Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.

IF I PERISH, I PERISH

For greater and more extraordinary accomplishments a man to do, he must be willing to take the risk. We couldn’t conquer oceans if we don’t leave our shores and sail across the waves, could we? Most have the grandest intention to take the challenge. But, only those who are ‘risk takers’ would actually do it.

Mordecai’s wisdom is shown in his explanation to Esther, that is, “Do not think to yourself that in the king's palace, you will escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” [v.13,14]

The worst might happen to her when she would face the king. However, it was even worst when the edict would be implemented and their family and clan would be annihilated without her trying. Esther was in between the devil and the deep blue sea. She took the challenge. She won the beauty contest and became a queen for no reason. Certainly, she became an insider in the kingdom for such a time as this.

Whatever the crisis we’re in right now, let’s not sulk into fear. Could we believe that God could use us in such a time? Could we believe that we are part of the solution and not evade responsibility? We’re not products of chance, are we? But, Esther had to muster her courage through fasting and prayer of all the Jews in Susa. It is said that ‘Courage is fear that has said its prayers.”

Esther’s courage surfaced when she embraced her vulnerability and dispensability. She expressed it by saying, “If I perish, I perish.” Our temporary and transient life should be spent for what is significant and eternal. Jesus said, “He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.”[John 1:25] Mark expands this by saying, “For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? For what can a man give in return for his soul? For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”[Mark 8:35-38]

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- Est 4:4-11 ESV

4 When Esther's young women and her eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed. She sent garments to clothe Mordecai, so that he might take off his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. 5 Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs, who had been appointed to attend her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what this was and why it was. 6 Hathach went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king's gate, 7 and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the exact sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king's treasuries for the destruction of the Jews. 8 Mordecai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her and command her to go to the king to beg his favor and plead with him on behalf of her people. 9 And Hathach went and told Esther what Mordecai had said. 10 Then Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to go to Mordecai and say, 11 “All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being called, there is but one law—to be put to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter so that he may live. But as for me, I have not been called to come into the king these thirty days.”

THE REALITY OF FEAR

Esther was not aware of the fiasco until her young women and eunuchs informed her. She learned that Mordecai was at the entrance of the gate mourning in sackcloth. Immediately, she sent to him garments through Hatchach, one of the king’s eunuchs assigned to her. And also to learn what the commotion was all about. Definitely, Esther was surrounded by loyal pagan helpers. She has earned their respect since she became the queen.

As Mordecai passed the letter, he instructed him to explain it and tell Queen Esther to go to the king and beg for him to overturn the edict. This was the most logical option. Who else could approach the king aside from her? It was a command from a loving father to his daughter.

Esther has been very submissive and obedient to Mordecai. She participated in the search for the new queen to replace Vashti and told no one that she was a Jew for she obeyed her father without question and hesitation.

However, this time she has had her reservations. She reasoned to Mordecai, “All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being called, there is but one law—to be put to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter so that he may live. But as for me, I have not been called to come into the king these thirty days.” These are valid reasons for her to feel hesitant. There is a risk of death.

What causes you to fear today?

Fear could be crippling. But, we must believe that God is here and in control. As Isaiah writes,

“fear not, for I am with you;

be not dismayed, for I am your God;

I will strengthen you, I will help you,

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”[Isa 41:10]

What makes us overcome the world is our faIth.[1 John 5:5] We shouldn’t neither underestimate the magnitude of our crisis nor forget the greatness of our God. As David expressed, “What time I am afraid, I will trust in you.”[Psa 56:3]

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Esther 4:1-3 ESV

When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he cried out with a loud and bitter cry. 2 He went up to the entrance of the king's gate, for no one was allowed to enter the king's gate clothed in sackcloth. 3 And in every province, wherever the king's command and his decree reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting and weeping and lamenting, and many of them lay in sackcloth and ashes.

A DAY OF INFAMY

The news spread around so quickly. And, it was shocking and devastating to the Jews for certain. Crisis and bad news do happen unexpectedly, don’t they? How did Mordecai respond? Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackloth with ashes while sitting at the entrance of the gate. None is to come to the gate of the king with a sackcloth garment. This was a sign of sorrow among Eastern nations generally.

Besides Mordecai, in every province, wherever the king's command and his decree reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting and weeping and lamenting, and many of them lay in sackcloth and ashes. It was a day of infamy.

What causes us to be broken and desperate?

Our Savior is touched by our brokenness and pain. According to John, “When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. 34 And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept.”[John 11:33-35] He is our high priest who is not unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.[Heb 4:15,16]

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- Est 3:12-15 ESV

12 Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and an edict, according to all that Haman commanded, was written to the king's satraps and to the governors over all the provinces and to the officials of all the peoples, to every province in its own script and every people in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's signet ring. 13 Letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces with instruction to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods. 14 A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province by proclamation to all the peoples to be ready for that day. 15 The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.

THE LETTER OF DEATH

Haman wasted no time. He issued an edict to the king’s satraps and to the governors over all the provinces and to the officials of all the peoples, to every province in its own script and every people in its own language. Sealed with the king’s signet, letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces with instructions to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.

With a copy of the document, the couriers went out hurriedly, carrying the copy of the document issued in Susa for all the people to be ready for that day. King Ahasuerus and Haman sat down to drink while the city was plunged into confusion. The king clearly has been duped with the glamor of power and the glitters of money. Haman was successful in influencing him.

The king was overwhelmed with the spirit or pleasure of alcohol and pleasure so he became oblivious to the injustice towards the Jews. As Amos writes, “That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.” [Amos 6:6] What wrong did the Jews do? Mordecai’s refusal to bow down before Haman was the last straw in Haman’s back. Certainly, Satan’s deceptive work to annihilate God’s chosen people was behind Haman’s evil plot. Bloodthirsty men, like Haman, hate one who is blameless and seek the life of the upright.[Prov 29:10] As Solomon declared, “When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.”[Prov 29:2]

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Esther 3:7-10 ESV

7 In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, they cast lots) before Haman day after day; and they cast it month after month till the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. 8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so that it is not to the king's profit to tolerate them. 9 If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay 10,000 talents of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries.” 10 So the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. 11 And the king said to Haman, “The money is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.”

AN EVIL PLOT

Haman cast lots. Why? According to the Talmud, "When the lot [cast by Haman] fell on the month of Adar, he greatly rejoiced, saying: ‘The lot has fallen for me upon the month of Moses’ death.’" This is what I’ve been saying all along, exulted Haman. Moses might have given Israel the Torah, the document that so endears them to G‑d, but Moses, too, is mortal. Moses, too, is part of the physical, rational reality—a reality transcended by the "lot" reality I have accessed. My lots indicate that I have superseded Moses—superseded Israel’s merit in the eyes of God. What Haman failed to realize, adds the Talmud, was that while Adar was the month of Moses’ passing, it was also the month of Moses’ birth. In the final analysis, the import of Haman’s lots was the very opposite of what he had understood. [chabad.org/holidays/purim/article]

In an air of confidence, Haman influenced the king in a subtle way. He said “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king's laws so that it is not to the king's profit to tolerate them. If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay 10,000 talents of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries.” Noticeably, he highlighted the cultural uniqueness and difference. He punctuated it with a lie that it is not to the king's profit to tolerate them. Is being different always mean against?

Moreover, he enticed the king with material benefits by saying, “ If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay 10,000 talents of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries.” The love of money, indeed, is the root of evil.

As prey led into a snare, the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. And the king said to Haman, “The money is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.” Let’s not forget the warning from Paul, who said, “those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.”[1 Tim 6:9]

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Esther 3:1-6 ESV

After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. 2 And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage. 3 Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you transgress the king's command?” 4 And when they spoke to him day after day and he would not listen to them, they told Haman, in order to see whether Mordecai's words would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew. 5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage to him, Haman was filled with fury. 6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

A STRONG CONVICTION

It happened that King Ahasuerus had promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha. He advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. All the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him.

This promotion had fuelled Haman’s pride. His authority was overhelming for him that it made him haughty or arrogant. He loved the praise of man. As Solomon said, “It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.”[Prov 25:27] And, he was wicked ruler too. Solomon had warned, “when the wicked rule, the people groan.”[Prov 29:2b]

All the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage. The king’s servants took notice and confronted him saying, “Why do you transgress the king's command?” Mordecai did not bother but they were persistent.

Mordecai told them that it’s because he is a Jew. He stood to what a faithful Jew fears and believes, that is, Yahweh. As Moses said,

“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

“You shall have no other gods before me.

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.”[Ex 20:2-6]

The servants told Haman. Haman was filled with fury. This caused him to hate the Jews. He then, harbored a personal vendetta to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus. Did Mordecai know the cost for standing strong on his convictions? Perhaps. But one thing for sure, Mordecai sought to follow his convictions not conveniences or comfort. Otherwise, he could have folloed the crowd.

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-Esther 2:19-23 ESV

19 Now when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate. 20 Esther had not made known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her, for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him. 21 In those days, as Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. 22 And this came to the knowledge of Mordecai, and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai. 23 When the affair was investigated and found to be so, the men were both hanged on the gallows. And it was recorded in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king.

DO RIGHT

Since Mordecai sat within the king’s gate, it indicated that he was associated with the decision-makers and men of influence in the kingdom. He felt responsible to do whatever was right to honor the king. He had no indifferent attitude in which he did not care what would happen to the king and the kingdom where he was a foreigner or captive. As Peter said, ‘Fear God, honor the king.”

Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. Thus, when Mordecai knew about this assassination plot, he did not turn a deaf ear. He told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai. The case was investigated and found to be so, the men were both hanged on the gallows. We get the idea that they were hanged on a tree probably refers not to hanging with a rope around the neck, but to impalement on a stake, much like crucifixion. And, this was recorded in the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king.

We don’t do good just for the sake of reward, do we? But, God used this good deed for Mordecai as recorded as basis for the king to defend him when he was wrongly accused by Haman. Definitely God is just. As Heb 6:10 says, “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.

And as Paul has admonished us, ” Therefore, ‘let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.’[Gal 6:9,10]

As the saying goes, ‘It’s always the right time to do the right thing.’

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Est 2:12-18 ESV

12 Now when the turn came for each young woman to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their beautifying, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and ointments for women— 13 when the young woman went in to the king in this way, she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the harem to the king's palace. 14 In the evening she would go in, and in the morning she would return to the second harem in custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch, who was in charge of the concubines. She would not go in to the king again, unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name.

15 When the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter, to go in to the king, she asked for nothing except what Hegai the king's eunuch, who had charge of the women, advised. Now Esther was winning favor in the eyes of all who saw her. 16 And when Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign, 17 the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. 18 Then the king gave a great feast for all his officials and servants; it was Esther's feast. He also granted a remission of taxes to the provinces and gave gifts with royal generosity.

CHOSEN AND CROWNED

The time came for each young woman to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months of beauty treatments—six months with oil of myrrh, followed by six months with special perfumes and ointments. She could choose whatever clothing or jewelry she wanted to take from the harem. After this first meeting,

She would be brought to the second harem, where the king’s wives lived. There she would be under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would never go to the king again unless he had especially delighted in her and requested her by name. In other words, this was their only opportunity to see the king personally.

When it was Esther’s turn to go to the king, she accepted the advice of Hegai, the eunuch in charge of the harem. She asked for nothing except what he suggested, and she was admired by everyone who saw her. Esther had such natural beauty and charm that she required no special adornments to make her more attractive.

"Both Josephus and the Jewish Rabbis exaggerated the beauty of Esther and elaborated on her virtues and piety. The Rabbis held that Esther was one of the four most beautiful women in history along with Sarah, Rahab, and Abigail (Megillah 15a). Josephus maintained that Esther ’surpassed all women in beauty’ in the entire habitable world." [by Dr. Constable quoting Yamauchi, "The Archaeological . . .," p. 106. See Josephus, 11:7, for his account of the story of Esther.]

God has ‘chosen us in Him[Christ]’ [Eph 1:4] There is no way God would be delighted in us, sinners. However Christ’s righteousness is clothed upon us. As Paul declared, “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”[2 Cor 5:21] Thus, we only became attractive and acceptable because of Christ. In God’s sight it appears that we are flawless, that we never had committed any sin at all. We are declared righteous.

The king set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. Then the king gave a great feast for all his officials and servants; it was Esther's feast. 

Esther 2:8-11 ESV

8 So when the king's order and his edict were proclaimed, and when many young women were gathered in Susa the citadel in custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put in custody of Hegai, who had charge of the women. 9 And the young woman pleased him and won his favor. And he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her portion of food, and with seven chosen young women from the king's palace, and advanced her and her young women to the best place in the harem. 10 Esther had not made known her people or kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her not to make it known. 11 And every day Mordecai walked in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and what was happening to her.

THE FAVOR

Many beautiful women were gathered in Susa, the citadel. Among them was Esther. They were taken into the king's palace and put in custody of Hegai, who had charge of the women. Esther pleased him and won his favor. As a consequence, he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her portion of food, and with seven chosen young women from the king's palace, and advanced her and her young women to the best place in the harem.

How did Esther win his favor? Solomon said, “When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”[Prov 16:7] Definitely, it was God’s unseen hand that moved in and touched the hearts of the people around her. Like Joseph, when he became one of Potiphar’s slave, he found his favor. He was accused unjustly and was placed in prison. Even there, he found favor from the prison authorities.

Esther must be a teachable and submissive lady. He had submitted faithfully to the authority of her guardian, Mordecai. He had cautioned her not to divulged to anyone about who she was and what she was doing to anyone. He saw to it that he knows the whereabouts of his daughter by walking in front of the court of the harem every day.

A person who genuinely trusts the Lord is peaceful, is he not? When we put our problems and predicaments in His hands, God does pour His peace in our hearts, does He not? We won’t neither be manipulative in our dealings nor unwise for we know God is in absolute control. Why did Hegai or anyone did not ask her if she was Jewish or not? Why they did not check her background? Esther needed not to tell anybody. She just needed to be silent. Should they had asked, Esther could have told him honestly? But, they did not.

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Esther 2:1-8 ESV

After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus had abated, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her. 2 Then the king's young men who attended him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king. 3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in Susa the citadel, under custody of Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women. Let their cosmetics be given them. 4 And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This pleased the king, and he did so.

5 Now there was a Jew in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite, 6 who had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away. 7 He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. 8 So when the king's order and his edict were proclaimed, and when many young women were gathered in Susa the citadel in custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put in custody of Hegai, who had charge of the women.

AN OPPORTUNITY

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity”, said Albert Einstein. Indeed, it’s only in the darkest night, that one could go star gazing. Esther [Hadassah] lost her parents and was an exile. She was survived by her distant uncle, Mordecai, who adopted her as his own daughter. This scenario cast a gloom of hopelessness for Esther.

What would be the future of the young woman like her? However, shew has had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at. Everything seemed bleak until the opportunity came. The anger of the king subsided and the thought of who would replace Queen Vashti was discussed. The king’s young men suggested for a search in the whole kingdom. The king would choose who among the beautiful young virgins brought to the harem in Susa the citadel, and they would be under the custody of Hegai, the king's eunuch.

One of the beautiful girls brought in was Esther. God had allowed this opportune time when Mordecai and Esther did not expect. As believers of Yahweh, both had hoped that God would bring them back to the Promised land. God is always the unseen guide of the people behind the scenes as well as the scenes that unfold in history. As Solomon declared, “He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.”[Ecc 3:11]

For having God in our side, let’s always be filled with optimism. As David had expressed his faith, saying, “I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!”[Psa 27:13]

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