The story of Esther is one of the few books that is focused on a woman's work rather than a man's. We can learn several principles as we read this story of faith, sacrifice, and standing for what's right. The story starts with King Ahasuerus having a royal feast for all his princes and servants. Meanwhile Queen Vashti also held a gathering for the royal women(1:9). At the end of the week the king commanded Vashti to come see him and the other princes to show them her beauty. She however felt that it was better to serve the royal women and refused to come see the king, know the consequences that would come(1:12). The king was upset and Queen Vashti was no longer queen. She stood up for what she was right even though the sacrifice was losing her crown.
The king was now in search of a new queen, in his searching he found Esther(2:17). The king did not know that Esther was a jew. Her uncle Mordecai knew of a plot to kill the king, Mordecia told Esther and she reported it and the king lived(2:21-23). Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman believing it wasn't right and worshiped God how he felt proper. Haman did not like this(3:5). Esther asked her people to fast for 3 days then she would go talk to the king(4:16). This was very dangerous because you were only supposed to see the king if he called you, you just didn't walk into him room(4:11). Esther knew that this was her chance to save her people and was willing to stand up and sacrifice her life for them. The king accepts her and she requests to have a royal banquet where she reveal Haman's plan to destroy the Jews to the king and Haman is hung(7:10).
This story of Esther shows her love for her people and that she would give up her life willing to save them. God helps us in mysterious ways, there is a reason the king picked her to be queen. We can’t always see the plan when we are caught up in the middle but through faith and trusting in the Lord He will help us accomplish great things. Esther is very inspiring for me to do what is right no matter what the costs are. She humbly served her people and didn’t ignore them when they needed her the most. Mordecai also stood up for what he believed even though it almost cost the lives of all his people. He is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. Queen Vashti started it all when she sacrificed her crown for the service of her people. These are attributes of a great leader that I want to implement into my life.
The king was now in search of a new queen, in his searching he found Esther(2:17). The king did not know that Esther was a jew. Her uncle Mordecai knew of a plot to kill the king, Mordecia told Esther and she reported it and the king lived(2:21-23). Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman believing it wasn't right and worshiped God how he felt proper. Haman did not like this(3:5). Esther asked her people to fast for 3 days then she would go talk to the king(4:16). This was very dangerous because you were only supposed to see the king if he called you, you just didn't walk into him room(4:11). Esther knew that this was her chance to save her people and was willing to stand up and sacrifice her life for them. The king accepts her and she requests to have a royal banquet where she reveal Haman's plan to destroy the Jews to the king and Haman is hung(7:10).
This story of Esther shows her love for her people and that she would give up her life willing to save them. God helps us in mysterious ways, there is a reason the king picked her to be queen. We can’t always see the plan when we are caught up in the middle but through faith and trusting in the Lord He will help us accomplish great things. Esther is very inspiring for me to do what is right no matter what the costs are. She humbly served her people and didn’t ignore them when they needed her the most. Mordecai also stood up for what he believed even though it almost cost the lives of all his people. He is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. Queen Vashti started it all when she sacrificed her crown for the service of her people. These are attributes of a great leader that I want to implement into my life.
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