The king loved Esther more than all the other women and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti

The king loved Esther more than all the other women and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti And Mordecai told them to answer Esther ldquo Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king rsquo s palace any more than all the other Jews 14 For if you remain completely silent at this time relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place but you and your father rsquo s house will perish Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this rdquo

ldquo And the patriarchs becoming envious sold Joseph into Egypt But God was with him 10 and delivered him out of all his troubles and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh king of Egypt and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house

You are good and do good Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is good For His mercy endures forever The Lord is gracious and full of compassion Slow to anger and great in mercy The Lord is good to all And His tender mercies are over all His works

Remember me O Lord with the favor You have toward Your people Oh visit me with Your salvation That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation That I may glory with Your inheritance

then I will give you the rain for your land in its season the early rain and the latter rain that you may gather in your grain your new wine and your oil

ldquo Hurry and go up to my father and say to him lsquo Thus says your son Joseph ldquo God has made me lord of all Egypt come down to me do not a tarry 10 You shall dwell in the land of Goshen and you shall be near to me you and your children your children rsquo s children your flocks and your herds and all that you have 11 There I will provide for you lest you and your household and all that you have come to poverty for there are still five years of famine rdquo

In the light of the king rsquo s face is life And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain

Then Saul sent to Jesse saying ldquo Please let David stand before me for he has found favor in my sight rdquo

of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do their chiefs were two hundred and all their brethren were at their command