Monthly Archives: October 2013

There is nothing quite like a pause or a delay. Waiting is not usually one of our better traits, and as we watch this dialog between King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther we might wonder why Esther doesn’t come out and … Continue reading →

King Ahasuerus and Haman were attending a banquet held by Queen Esther who invited each of them to come. While the festivities were being enjoyed, the king asked Queen Esther for the second time what her request of him was … Continue reading →

King Ahasuerus and Haman were invited to a banquet hosted by Queen Esther. Although there was an edict given by the king that all the Jews throughout the kingdom were to be killed upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth … Continue reading →

Esther’s plan was underway. She appeared before King Ahasuerus and was accepted by his outstretched scepter. She was given an opportunity to ask for anything from the king up to half the kingdom, and her request was that the king … Continue reading →

Queen Esther stood before King Ahasuerus after being accepted into his presence by his signal of the extended scepter. As they gazed into one another’s eyes, the king asked Esther what she desired up to half of his kingdom. In … Continue reading →

As Queen Esther stood before King Ahasuerus, she touched the end of his extended golden scepter which meant she was accepted in his presence even though she entered uninvited. In chapter five and verse three we learn that as he … Continue reading →

We left our story with Queen Esther making an unannounced appearance before King Ahasuerus. The bold move could cost her her life, and as she stood before him in her royal apparel her fate would now be in his hands. … Continue reading →

The fasting of food and drink had begun by the Jewish people throughout the Persian empire. All who participated were denying themselves on behalf of Queen Esther who was to make an uninvited appearance before King Ahasuerus, and her life … Continue reading →

As we complete the fourth chapter of the book of Esther, we have come to a pivotal point in our story. The Jews have an edict hanging over their heads that if not intervened will mean their extermination. Mordecai has … Continue reading →

The tension is mounting as Esther has been charged by her older cousin Mordecai to appear before King Ahasuerus in an attempt to save her people the Jews. Although there is great risk to her personal life, Mordecai has let … Continue reading →