Bible Study June 24, 2025
“Feminine Courage”
Esther 4:12 – 14 (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?”
In a world where men are expected to be strong and have courage Queen Esther stands out as a woman with tremendous courage. A little background to the story of Esther. Esther replaced Queen Vashti when Vasthi refused to be made a spectacle by the king. Esther through a series of events is chosen to replace Vashti but Esther is a Jew who was raised by her uncle Mordecai.
A leader in the king’s court Haman hated the Jews and when the king raised Haman to a leadership role in the kingdom Haman sought to kill all the Jews in the nation because of Mordecai’s actions. Haman convinced the king that everyone should bow to him but Mordecai refused. Upon seeing this Haman sought his revenge on all the Jewish people and convinced the king to decree that all should die.
But as fate has it Mordecai hears of an assassination plan against the king and brings it to his attention. He finds favor with the king once this is known yet the decree still stands because it is ordered by the king. Mordecai tells Esther these familiar words in verse fourteen. It took courage for Esther to approach the king even though she was his wife because without being acknowledged by the king to enter the palace you could have been put to death.
In order to get the full impact of her courage you must read the book of Esther. The book of Esther is only ten chapters long and provides a great lesson in restoration. One woman who had courage saved a nation form a holocaust.
God Bless.
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