Raju Krishna – The Story of Esther

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Short Summary
The discourse presents a detailed retelling of the biblical story of Esther, highlighting key events such as Queen Vashti’s refusal and removal, Esther’s rise to queen, Haman’s plot against the Jews, and their ultimate deliverance through Esther and Mordecai. It emphasizes lessons about obedience, faith, divine providence, and the spiritual significance of Esther’s story as a prefiguration of Christ’s kingdom and the ultimate triumph over evil. The message encourages believers to faithfully use their God-given opportunities for the benefit of others, trusting in God’s sovereign care throughout trials.

Long Summary
Detailed Summary of the Discourse on the Story of Esther

Introduction and Context
– Greetings were extended in the name of Almighty God and Lord Jesus Christ.
– The discourse focuses on the biblical story of Esther, set about 500 years before Christ during the reign of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes), ruler of the vast Medo-Persian Empire encompassing 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.
– King Ahasuerus was an absolute monarch, with unchallenged authority and great pride in his wealth and power.

The King’s Feast and Queen Vashti’s Refusal
– The king held a grand feast lasting 180 days to display his vast treasures and power to his governors and servants (Esther 1:4).
– The feast included luxurious items: gold, silver, jewels, fine art, exotic animals, military equipment, and elaborate entertainment such as contests, circuses, and concerts.
– After the feast, a seven-day banquet was held in the palace garden with ornate furnishings and fine wine.
– Queen Vashti, the king’s beautiful wife (“Vashti” meaning “beautiful”), held a separate banquet for the women.
– On the last day, King Ahasuerus, merry with wine, commanded Vashti to appear before his guests to display her beauty.
– Vashti refused, which was seen as a serious insult and defiance of royal authority.
– The king consulted his wise men, who advised that Vashti be deposed to preserve the king’s authority and set a precedent (Esther 1:19-22).
– Vashti was removed as queen, and a search began for a new queen.

Esther’s Selection as Queen
– A “beauty contest” was held for virgins from all provinces, a year-long preparation involving training, perfumes, and royal provisions.
– Mordecai, a Jewish officer in the king’s court, had adopted Esther, a beautiful young Jewish orphan.
– Esther was entered into the contest anonymously and captivated the king with her natural beauty (Esther 2:15).
– The king loved Esther above all others and crowned her queen.
– Esther kept her Jewish identity secret.
– Mordecai sat at the king’s gate, responsible for palace security, and uncovered a plot to assassinate the king, which he reported via Esther.
– The conspirators were executed, but Mordecai’s deed was initially unrewarded.

Haman’s Rise and Plot Against the Jews
– Haman, an Agagite and descendant of Amalek (ancient enemies of Israel), was promoted to a high position by the king.
– The people bowed to Haman, but Mordecai refused to bow or kneel, inciting Haman’s hatred.
– Haman’s hatred extended to all Jews; he plotted to exterminate them.
– He convinced the king with false accusations that the Jews were disloyal and different, proposing their destruction.
– The king gave Haman his signet ring, empowering him to issue a deadly decree.
– The decree called for the annihilation of all Jews on a set day, allowing their enemies to seize their property (Esther 3:8-11).
– The Jews mourned deeply, fasting and wearing sackcloth and ashes (Esther 4:3).

Esther’s Courageous Intervention
– Mordecai urged Esther to intercede with the king, warning that silence would not save her or her people.
– Esther hesitated due to the law forbidding unbidden approach to the king under penalty of death.
– Mordecai’s famous words: “And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14).
– Esther called for a three-day fast with all Jews and resolved to risk her life: “If I perish, I perish” (Esther 4:16).
– She approached the king, who extended his golden scepter, sparing her life.
– Esther invited the king and Haman to two successive banquets before revealing her petition.

Haman’s Downfall
– Haman was proud of the royal invitation and his exalted position.
– On his way home, he saw Mordecai still refusing to bow, increasing his rage.
– Haman planned to hang Mordecai on a gallows 80 feet high.
– The king, unable to sleep, reviewed the royal records and learned of Mordecai’s loyalty.
– When Haman arrived to request Mordecai’s execution, the king asked what should be done for a man the king delights to honor.
– Haman, thinking himself the honored man, suggested royal robes, a horse, and public parade.
– The king ordered Haman to do all for Mordecai instead.
– Humiliated, Haman had to honor Mordecai publicly.
– Haman’s wife prophesied his downfall due to Mordecai’s Jewish heritage.

Esther Reveals Haman’s Plot and Jewish Deliverance
– At the second banquet, Esther revealed her Jewish identity and exposed Haman’s plot.
– The king ordered Haman to be hanged on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai.
– Esther requested the king’s help to reverse the decree.
– The king gave Mordecai the royal signet ring; Mordecai issued a new law allowing Jews to defend themselves.
– The Jews were victorious on the appointed day.
– Haman’s estate was given to Esther, who entrusted it to Mordecai.
– Haman’s ten sons were executed, symbolizing total defeat of his lineage.
– Mordecai was promoted, second only to the king.

Spiritual and Doctrinal Lessons
– The story of Esther is a divine providence example, showing God’s care for His people.
– King Ahasuerus symbolizes Jesus Christ, the “Lion of the tribe of Judah” (Revelation 5:5).
– The name Vashti (“beautiful”) represents outward beauty without inner righteousness; her rejection symbolizes natural Israel’s rejection by God (Matthew 23:27-28; 1 Peter 3:3-4).
– Esther represents the spiritual Israel, the church, called from all nations (Revelation 5:9).
– The year of preparation parallels Christian sanctification and readiness for heavenly calling.
– The royal robe and golden crown symbolize Christ’s righteousness and divine nature (Psalms 45; Revelation 19:7).
– Haman symbolizes Satan, proud and desiring worship (Isaiah 14:13-14), who hates God’s people and seeks their destruction.
– Mordecai’s faith and Esther’s courage illustrate the Christian stewardship of influence and willingness to risk all for God’s cause.
– God’s providence is evident in the “coincidences” and timing in the story, showing nothing happens by chance.
– The story ends in triumph, foreshadowing the ultimate victory of God’s Kingdom (Daniel 7:27).
– The execution of Haman’s sons symbolizes the final judgment on Satan’s followers.
– The story concludes with assurance of eternal joy and blessings for God’s people.

Key Bible Verses Referenced
– Esther 1:4 – Display of the king’s riches during the feast.
– Esther 2:11 – Mordecai’s daily presence near Esther.
– Esther 3:8-11 – Haman’s plot and request to the king.
– Esther 4:13-16 – Mordecai’s urging and Esther’s resolve.
– Psalms 2:8-9 – God giving nations as an inheritance.
– Revelation 5:5 – Jesus as the Lion of Judah.
– Revelation 2:27 – Christ ruling with a rod of iron.
– 1 Corinthians 15:25 – Christ’s reign until enemies are subdued.
– Matthew 23:27-28 – Leaders as white sepulchers, beautiful outside but corrupt inside.
– 1 Peter 3:3-4 – Beauty as a meek and gentle spirit.
– 2 Chronicles 16:9 – God’s watchfulness over perfect hearts.
– Revelation 5:9 – The church called from all nations.
– Isaiah 25:6 – Feast symbolizing blessings.
– Isaiah 14:13-14 – Satan’s pride and ambition.
– Philippians 2:5-8 – Christ’s humility to emulate.
– Daniel 7:27 – God’s everlasting kingdom.
– Revelation 19:7 – The marriage of the Lamb.

Closing Remarks
– The speaker thanked God and the brethren for the opportunity to serve.
– The story of Esther teaches faith, obedience, courage, God’s providence, and ultimate victory of good over evil.
– Encouragement to apply these lessons spiritually, remaining faithful and ready for God’s calling.
– Final blessing and farewell until next meeting.

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Transcript

A very good morning to you all. Dear brethren around the world. Greetings of peace and joy to all. In the name of our Almighty God and our return and reigning king, Lord Jesus Christ. I bring love and greetings of many brethren from India.

I thank our Lord for giving me the opportunity to serve his flock and also the brethren for giving me an opportunity to serve them. Today we’re going to see the story of Esther. The events of our lesson found in the book of Esther. This took place about 500 years before Christ. The second universal empire, that of Medes and Persians, ruled the world.

King Azores. The Bible account says that he reigned over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia. This is compromised the entire civilized world of that time.

Kings Usuras was a absolute monarch, a severe autocrat. His word was law. He had the power of life or death in his hands. He sat upon a magnificent throne in a large and beautiful palace called Sushant. The King had accumulated great treasures, the best of everything gathered from all parts of the worldwide kingdom.

He was very proud of these positions. One day he decided to make an exhibition of his treasures. He proclaimed a feast to last 180 days, to which he invited all his governors and other public servants from all over the world. Today we would call it a world’s Fair or exposition. Of course, they did not eat all the time.

During 180 days, which is six months between feasting, we read that he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty. Esther, chapter one, verse four. You can imagine the quantity and variety of treasures the King had if it took six months to exhibit all of it. It was the cream of his wealth of 127 nations. There must have been innumerable objects of gold, silver, jewelry made from precious stones, carvings of ivory and jade, intricate tapestries and oriental racks.

A royal wardrobe of many gorgeous costumes, pictures and statues from the finest artists and sculptors. The best of the kingdom’s core crops and produce, exotic flowers, prize animals both wild and domestic, huge elephants, colorful birds, chariots, catapults, battering rams and other military equipments. Etc. There must have been programs of entertainment, contest of strength and skill of a husbandship, swordsmanship, archery and military drills, circuses with all manner of acrobatics and display of magical tricks. Concerts by great orchestras elaborate against drama with beautiful costumes, acting, singing and dancing.

With this great world’s fair was over. The King gave a special banquet for his princes, governors and palace staff in the garden of the palace. It was a sort of a farewell party. Lasting seven days. Here we get another glimpse of the king’s wealth.

We read of the furnishing of the banquet. That the colorful curtains were fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble. The coaches upon which the feasters sat were of ring and pillars of marble, of gold and silver, placed upon a mosaic floor of red, blue, white, black marble. The cups they used during the banquet were of solid gold. Each one a work of art.

Not too alike. There was an abundance of wine of the most excellent quality for everyone who wanted it. But no one was compelled to drink. The queen king’s wife was named Vasti. She was beautiful.

Vasti means beautiful. Well. The king was having a banquet in the garden for the men. She was having one in her apartment for the woman of the royal household. On the last day of the farewell banquet, the king was in a good mood.

Everything had gone well. He made a fine impression by a display of all his treasure of which he was so proud. Probably because of drinking many farewell toast to those who had been departing. He had partaken rather freely of wine. The account says that the heart of the king was merry with wine.

In this expansive mood, a thought came to his mind. What better way to end the celebration than by showing the assembly the great treasure of all his beautiful queen. This was his most precious possession. So he commanded the servants who waited on him to bring mercy to him, making sure that she was dressed in her finest gown and had the royal crown upon her head, so that all might admire our beauty. Then they eagerly waited for her to appear.

In a few minutes the Chamlins returned alone. Vasti had refused to come. The fishes were stunned. This was unbelievable. To define the king who ruled the whole world was a serious thing.

Bad as it was to do before the princes and governors of all the provinces and thus put the king to open shame was unforgivable. The king was angry. He consulted his wise men, the seven top ranking princes of Israel, about what should be done to the queen for refusing to obey his command. The decision was that because of the bad example Vasti had set in that she had defiled her husband’s rightful authority before all the people. She should no longer be queen.

They recommended that our royal estate let the king give unto her neighbor who is better than she. The king agreed. Vasti was deposed and diversed. It now became necessary working to select another queen. Of course, she must be the most beautiful in all this worldwide kingdom.

Though they held a beauty contest since the kingdom of Medes and Persians, which Usurus ruled was a universal empire I think we can correctly say was the very first Miss Universe Universe Beauty contest. Hundreds of pretty girls from every nations of the world were brought to Sushan, the palace, so the king might pick out a new queen from among them. Each was assigned a maid. During a 12 month period, each was trained in local costumes and languages and furnished all the perfumes and beauty aids she requested to prepare herself for the Ghajinga. There was in the palace an Israelite named Morai who was a trusted officer of the king.

Years before, he had adopted a little orphan girl named Esther and brought her up as his own daughter. She was now 15 years old and was exquisitely lovely. So Morai entered her in the contest without telling anyone that she was his daughter. Esther was so charming that everyone who saw her louder. The chief Enoch, in charge of the contest tournaments, was so captivated by her that instead of only one, he assigned Esther seven mates especially selected from the palace staff.

He provided her every luxury and arranged for her and her mates to occupy the best apartment in a wing of the palace. Mordecai knew that Esther as a devoted girl would miss him. So every day he would walk in front of the building where Esther lived so that she might see him from her window. This is suggested by the words in Esther 2:11 and throughout every day Monica used to walk to and fro before the court of the House of Women to get to know the welfare of Esther. After their long preparation and training, the girls were ready to be shown to the king what a colorful pageant that must have been.

Dressed in their 90s native costumes, adorned with cosmetics, anointed with perfume and acting their best, they were taken in one by one into the King’s presence. Each one went in with high hopes of perhaps became the queen of the whole world. They came out disappointed and were assigned a secondary place in the household of the King. He gave no special recognition to any of them. Then it was Esther’s turn to go.

In verse 15 seems to indicate that she did not depend upon artificial beauty aids as the others had done, but was her natural lovely self esteem. This time the king was utterly captivated. The king loved Esther above all the women. She obtained grace and favor in his height more than all the virgins. So he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vasti.

The king did not know that Esther was an Israelite and he did not care. He loved her for herself alone. The glad news was proclaimed throughout the kingdom and there was a great rejoicing we just imagine how very proud and happy Mordecai was that his beloved Esther had been chosen queen. We read in verse 18 that the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast. He wanted to proudly show them all the beauty of his new kin.

We may be sure that on this occasion Esther did not refuse to come as Vasti had done. We read of Mordecai that he sat in the king’s gate. This means he was responsible for the safety of the king and no one should enter the palace who might do him harm. He was something like a secret service that guards our president’s life. One day Mordecai heard of a plot against the king’s life.

He told Queen Esther about it, who told the king. In Mordecai’s name the plotters were arrested and hanged. It was the custom in those days to keep a record of any favor done to the king. So it was written in the royal record book how Mordecai had saved the king’s life. Every story has a villain.

Even in this story of Esther, it was a wicked man named Haman. We read that he was Agate, which means he was a descendant of Agag, king of Amalek. The Amalekites were the depraved race and were the historic enemies of Israel. Not realizing his wickedness, the king had promoted Haman to be his right hand man and set him over all the other in the palace. Whenever Haman came along, the people bore and even knelt before him.

He loved it. But there was one man who did not bow or kneel to him, and that was Mordecai. He knew of Haman’s wickedness and refused to show any respect to him. Aman already hated Mordecai because he was a Jew. Now he hated him more because he would not bow down to him.

Haman’s first impulse was to kill Mordecai, which he had power to do. But his hatred was so intense that he wanted to kill every Jew in the whole world. Much like Hitler wanted to do. Haman devised a plan to to do this by using the autocratic power of King Azuras, who ruled the world war. It was a simple and brutal plan.

The king trusted him. If, without mentioning Mordecai’s name, he could convince the king that all the Jews scattered throughout the world were a dangerous people, eminence to his kingdom and out to be exterminated, he would thus, with one stroke, not only kill Mordecai, but his entire race as well. However, when Haman made this plan, he was not aware that Queen Esther, whom the king loved so much, was also an Israelite. We now read from the record Esther, third chapter, verses 8 to 11. When Haman sent and king.

There is one race, scattered and separated among the race in all the provinces of the kingdom. Their laws are different from those of every other race. They do not obey the king’s laws. Therefore it is not proper for the king to to tolerate them. If it pleased the king, let an addict be written for their destruction.

To impress the king with his sincerity, he even offered to pay out from his own pocket an enormous sum to defray the cost of the massacre. We read, and I will pay over 4 million silver pounds to the royal treasurer. Ah. From the royal treasury. So the king drew off his signet and gave it to Haman, the enemy of the Jews.

Keep your money, said the king to Haman, and do what you like with the race. They are in your hands. The signet ring which the king gave Haman was a shining ring upon which was carved the king’s own seal. Haman could now write any law he wished and sign it with a ring in the king’s name. Of course, the king did not know that he had thus consented to the death not only of his trusted servant Mordecai, but also of his lovely Queen Esther.

Everything was working out as Haman had planned. The law he now wrote concealed was an extreme wicked one. On a certain day, every man, woman and child of the Israelite all over the world should be killed. Then he added a satanic touch in order to provide an incentive for carrying out the massacre. Anyone who killed a Jew would be entitled to take over his property as a price.

Law was translated into every language of the world and sent by swift messengers to the governors of every nation, with orders to proclaim it to all the people. We can imagine the result of the proclamation. The Jews, with their talent for accumulating wealth wherever they went, had always aroused the envy and covetousness of the Gentile neighbors. Now here was an opportunity for the Gentiles to legally murder the Jews and seize their belongings. Impelled by greed, plans would be made also to which Jewish family would be the most profitable to kill.

On the appointment day, we may be sure that Haman had enmarked Mordecai as his own personal victim him. The Degree of Haman was also published in Susan the Palace and Moda carried it, was deeply distressed and went into mourning. In this he was joined by all the Jews, all over the world we read in Esther 43 and in every provinces with us over the king’s commandments and his decree came. There was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping and wailing, and many lanes, sackcloth and ashes. Through a servant, Mordecai told Esther what Haman had done.

He furnished a copy of the Degree and told her she must go into the king and appeal to him for mercy on behalf of the people. She sent a messenger back to Mordecai, telling him she could not go in the king. She could not go into the king, because it was the law that anyone entering the king’s presence without being called would be instantly put to death, unless the king held out his golden scepter to such. It had been a month since the king had asked to see her. Then Mordecai told him to return answer to Esther.

Think not that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silent at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise from the Jews from another quarter, but you and your father’s house will perish, and who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such time as this. Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, go gather all the juice to be found in Susan, and hold a fast on my behalf. Neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day.

I and my mate will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king. Though it is against the Lord. If I perish, I perish. Esther, fourth chapter verses 13 to 16 Esther put on our finest royal gun and went unbidden to the king’s room.

She stood at the open door. The king glanced up and seeing his lovely queen, he was charmed. He smiled and extended his golden scepter. Great relief. Esther approached the king and touched the top of his September.

Noting Esther’s look of anxiety and realizing she must have something very important in mind to thus risk her life. This the king asked, what is your wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? You shall have it. Wear it half of my kingdom.

What a change of atmosphere can take place in just a few seconds. One moment Esther was fearing for her life. The next moment she was offered half of the whole world. But why is Esther did not immediately make a petition to the king? She invited him and Haman to have dinner with her that day.

After dinner, King again asked Esther what our request was, and again told her she could have half of his kingdom. Haman heard this and realized the king’s great love for his queen. Again Esther did not make a request, but invited the king and Haman to dinner again the following day, promising to tell him, at that time Haman was very proud of being the only guest invited to have dinner with the queen and the king. This high honor went to his head, and he felt that he was really somebody. On his way home, he passed by Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.

As usual, Mordecai refused to bow to him. We now read from the account Esther, fifth chapter of verses 9 to 14. That day Haman went away glad and gratified when he noticed that Mordecai neither rose up nor trembled before him in the king’s gate. He was indeed furious with Mordecai, but he restrained himself and went home. That he sent for his friends and his wife Zaresh, and Aman recounted to them the vastness of his wealth, the number of his children, all the proclamation he had received from the king, and how the king had exalted him over the royal official and coterieus.

Yes, Haman added, and Queen Esther invited no man except myself, along with the king, to the banquet she had prepared, and she has invited me again tomorrow with the king. But all this is no good to me, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate. Then his wife Zaresh and all his friends said to him, have a gallows made 80ft high. Speak to the king tomorrow and let Mordecai be hung on it.

Then go to the banquet merrily along with the king. This pleased Haman, and he had the goddess erected. He just couldn’t wait. Although he had arranged a future date when all the Jews would be exterminated, he could not wait to kill Mordecai. That night the king could not sleep, so he called some to read him from the royal book records, including the part where Mordecai had given information which saved the king’s life.

When he heard that, the king asked, what honor and dignity has been conferred on Mordecai for this service? Nothing has been done for him, they said. The king immediately decided that some honor must be given to Mordecai. So he asked, who is Namina10 Satakota? Not even waiting until morning, Haman had just come into the outer room to ask king’s permission to hang Mordecai.

They told King that Aman was outside. Let him come in, the king said. Aman was feeling very pleased with himself because Esther had invited him to our banquet. He felt that he was next to the king, the most honorable man in the world. When he entered the king’s throne room, the king asked him what should be done to a man whom the king delights to honor.

He was sure the king was referring to himself, certainly not Mordecai. All he could think of was, but he would like done to himself. Haman said to himself, whom the king delight to honor more than myself. Then said Haman to the king, as for the man whom the king delights to answer, let them bring a royal robe which the king has worn, and a horse on which the King has ridden, with a royal crown on upon his head. Let robe and horse be ent to one of the king’s highest officials, to see that the man whom the King delights to honor is arrayed and at on horseback throughout the city square with the proclamation, this is what is done for the man whom the king delays to honor.

And the king said to Haman, quickly get the robe, horse and all as you have said, and do all this to Mordecai, the Jew who sits at the king’s table, leaving out nothing of what you have proposed.

This was a terrible shock to Haman. Here he was about to ask the king to have Mordecai hanged. Now he was appointed to dress Mordecai in the king’s own robe, put the royal crown on his head, mount him upon the king’s own horse, and then the most humiliating thing of all, to lead the horse towards the city square and with a loud voice praise Mordecai as the man whom the King delights to honor.

Dear brethren, this place the hatred Mordecai above him. This made him the great Haman, a mere servant to Mordecai before all the people. It was a crushing blow to his vanity. But he had to carry out the king’s order. As soon as he had done, he hurried home.

He wanted to hide, he was so ashamed. He covered his face as he went. He put a bag over his head so no one could recognize him. Only one thought, consulting by a law which could not be changed, all the Jews, including Mordecai, will soon be killed. When he got home, he told his wife and children what had happened, seeking consolation, but they had none to give him.

His wife said prophetically, if Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, belongs to a Jewish race, you will never succeed against him. You will fail and fall before him. Haman hadn’t been home long when he was called to the Second dinner of the Queen Esther. As they ate, everything seemed to be right because the king and him and he began to feel better. After dinner, the king again asked, what is your petition, Queen Esther?

You shall have it. What is your request? Wear it off of my kingdom. It shall be done for you. This time Esther told the king what was on her mind.

I am asking for my life, she said, and for the life of my people. The king was astonished. What do you mean? He demanded. How is your life threatened?

I and all my race have been sold to be massacred, Esther answered. The king arose in answer. Who is it? He asked. Where is the man who was dead to do this?

Esther pointed to Haman. This is the man, she said, this wicked Haman. Seeing King Sangha, Haman fell before the queen to plead for his his life. This angered the king still more and said, will the man actually violate king, violate the queen in my very presence? He called his servants, who immediately covered Haman’s faith and signal of condemnation to death.

Then a royal chamberlain spoke up and said, in Aman’s house gallows is standing 80ft high, which he erected for Mordecai, who did good service to the king. Hang him on that, said the king. So they hang Ammon and the galas which he had erected for Mordecai. Then Esther told the king that Mordecai was her father and the Israelites where her people. She begged the king to somehow reverse the law Haman had made to destroy the Jews.

The king called in Mordecai and gave him the signet ring which he had taken from Haman. Write any law you wish in my name, he told Mordecai, and sign it with his ring. Mordecai was a wise man. He knew that no law of the Medes and the Persians could be changed, that the wicked law which Haman had made could not be set aside, because he knew that on that day set by Haman, the Jews would be attacked by their enemies. He wrote a law that all the Jews everywhere should arm and barricade themselves and defend themselves on the appointed day.

This new law, sealed by the king’s ring, was translated into evil language and sent to every part of the kingdom. Now the sadness of the Jews turned to joy and celebration. Mordeca was promoted and made a great man, second only to the king. We read that he was glad in royal robes of violet and white, with a large golden crown, and with a mantle of fine linen and purple. The day set for the massacre of the Jews came, but they were so well armed and prepared that they won out against their enemies.

The fact that the king had promoted Mordecai to the Jews, the great authority in the kingdom, and that the beloved queen was also a Jew, had a powerful deterring effect upon many who might have been contemplating harm to the Jews. Thus the wicked plot of Amon to destroy the Jews failed entirely. Amon’s vast fortune was turned over to Esther. She entrusted into Mordecai. The ten sons of Haman were also executed, and Mordecai greatly prospered in the kingdom.

Now, dear brethren, lessons for us. The fact that the story of Esther was recorded in the Bible indicates there are lessons to be learned from it. This is the purpose of all the Scriptures. Let us consider some of the many lessons in this beautiful story of God’s providential care for his people. The name Osiris means lion King Jesus Christ is designated the lion of the tribe of Judah.

Revelation 5:5 US ruled all the nations to the uttermost parts of the earth, with the autocratic power subduing all oppositions. The world was at his feet of Jesus. It is written, ask for me I give thee the nations for thine inheritance, and uttermost parts of the earth for the possession. Psalm, 2nd chapter, verse 8 and 9 He shall rule them with the rod of iron, as the vessels of potter shall they be broken to shivers. Revelation 2:27 he must reign till he put all enemies under his feet.

First Corinthians 15:25 Name was them is beautiful. The king called for her to appear before him in a royal robe and golden crown. She lost a great opportunity when she refused to obey the king. From this we learn that if the Lord invites anyone to put on the royal robe of Christ’s righteousness, bear the golden crown of the divine nature, and appear before the great king in beauty of character as his bride. Such an invitation should never be deferred, should never be refused.

It should be considered a great honor and be obedient eagerly and promptly. Those contemplating consecration should think about this decision Regarding Esther was let king give a royal estate unto her neighbor who is better than she. Vasi was very beautiful, but only outside. She did not exhibit inner beauty. This is pleasing to the Lord.

The rejection of Vasti from the chief place in the kingdom of Asuras suggests the rejection of natural Israel from the chief place of favor by our Lord. Vasti lost our crown as a nation. Israel were disobedient to the heavenly vision. They missed the opportunity to become the spiritual Israel bride of Christ. They rejected Christ and he rejected them.

Although making a beautiful outward possession, their hearts were evil. Jesus told this one to the leaders that you are like a white sepulcher. Matthew 23rd, chapter 27 and 28 we want to be beautiful and precious in God’s light, who looks not on the outward appearance, but on the heart. 1st Peter 3rd chapter 3, 4. Your beauty should not be dependent on an elaborate arrangement of the hair, or in the wearing of jewelry or fine clothes, but on the inner personality, the unfading loveliness of a meek and gentle spirit, a thing very precious in the eyes of God.

Now we begin to appreciate the significance of tibers of vasti and common of ours to call for the beautiful virgins from all over the world. The team may select a bride from among them. This is the call of the church, the bride of the Christ calling come out of every kingdom, tongue and people, and nation. Revelation 5:9 Thus we read in 2nd Chronicles 16:9 that the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the world, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect towards him. The virgins had a year of preparation training before they were assured into the king’s presence.

During this time everything needed to them to make them attractive was furnished. They were given special food from the king’s own table, perfume, anointing, etc. They were assigned maids. This is a good description of the way we are prepared for our heavenly calling. We’re in the school of Christ, and given sufficient time to make ourselves ready.

We are given everything we need for our spiritual welfare. Prepare us for the kingdom. We are abundantly fed with spiritual verb on the table of our returned master.

Esther left the house of her father, and clothed in her finest apparel, she entered the king’s palace. Her beauty completely captivated the king’s heart, and he placed the crown of gold upon her head. Psalms 45 describes Esther’s experience which prefigures ours. Hear cannot daughter, and consider an inclined Tanya. Forget also thine own people and thy father’s house.

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty, for he is thy Lord, worship thou him. The king’s daughter is all glorious within her clothing is of broad gold. She shall be brought into the king in raiment of needlework. The virgins, her companions that follow her, shall be brought unto thee. Gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought they shall enter into the king’s palace.

Now we consider pardon, now we consecrate. We leave our father’s house, the house of Adam we leave the things of this world including human relationship, hopes, aims and ambitions. Our heavenly king greatly desires to see the beauty of character in us and gives us every facility to develop it. We have needly work to do. We painstakingly had to rope the beautiful adornments of the Christians graces.

Then when we finally enter king’s presence, our clothing is of pure gold, symbolic of the divine nature, and we receive the golden crown, the crown of life. In the story of Esther, virgins who failed to become the bride were not sent home, but they were given a second place in the king’s household.

This represents the great company referred to as virgins or companions, elsewhere termed foolish virgins. They will attain the spiritual nature and serve before the throne. There will indeed be gladness and rejoicing. The great king has selected his bride and the heavenly wedding takes place.

Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready. After Esther was crowned, there was great rejoicing by all the people of the kingdom, and we read that king made a great feast. Isaiah 25, 6 and in this mountain should Allah first make unto all the people a feast of fat things, feast of vines on the leaves, of fat things full of marrow, and wines on the leaves well refined. This refers to the whole world feasting upon the rich blessings of the mineral kingdom.

Haman Ear pictures Satan Haman and Satan have many characteristics in common. Aman was inordinately proud and ambitious of Satan. It is written, though I said, in thine art I will ascend into the heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north. I will ascend above the eyes of the clouds, and I will be like the most high.

Isaiah 14, chapter 13 and 14 and Aman loved to be bowed and knelt. We read that Satan said to Jesus, all these things I will give into you, but if thou will fall and worship me, every faithful Christians will shun Satan’s characteristics of pride and desire to dominate. We must rather cultivate the mind of Christ as it is written in Philippians 2, 5, 8. As Raman hated the Jews and sought to exterminate them, Satan always hated the seed of promise which God told him was destined to bruise his head. Identifying his seed with Israel, he has always tried to destroy that nation.

It was he who inspired Hitler to try to exterminate the Jews of the world. Much like Haman, Satan has always been implacable of Spiritual Israel from the head Jesus Christ to the feet members of his side. So here Satan is Aman. When Mordecai told Queen to see the king about Haman’s wicked plot, she at first hesitated to risk her life to do it. Mordecai in reply said, if you keep silent at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another quarter.

And who knows whether you have not not come to the kingdom for such a time as this. What a tremendous faith Mordecai thus exhibited. By a law of the Medes and the Persians, which could not be changed, the Jews were to be slaughtered. Yet Mordecai was positive that they could be delivered, if not Esther’s intervention, then by some other means. He encouraged Esther to use a position in the kingdom to accomplish that which he was sure would be done in any event.

Esther’s reply was, I will go to the king, and if I perish, I perish. Dear brethren. Brother Russell comments on this you see in repentance 3657, where he says, this is a beautiful lesson of faith. Here they should appeal to all of the spiritual Israel. Whatever we have, whatever position we occupy of influence or power, or wealth, or confidence in the esteem of others, it is so much of a stewardship granted to us by the Lord, and respecting which we should expect to do an account.

And if the account would be rendered with joy, we must be faithful even to the risking of our lives in the interest of Lord’s people, the Lord’s cause. Let us lay this feature of Esther’s experience to the heart, that we may draw valuable lessons from there from helpful to us in spiritual way. The suggestion that she had none, she had not come to a place of honor and privilege by accident. But that the Lord had hold in the matter, is one that should appeal to all the Israelites. Indeed, whatever we have is of the Lord’s providence.

Let us use it faithfully and as wisely as possible for him and his service. Thus our blessings and joys would be increased, as well as our favor with the Lord. When Esther entered king’s presence unbidden, she was recognized to death. She was reconciled to death. But what a sudden change occurred.

One moment she was fearing for her life, the next she was offered off of the world. How quickly the Lord can change our prospects. The king, the things we fear the most, often turned to be our greatest blessings. Let us consider two seeming coincidences in our account. On the same night in which Haman built a gallows 80ft high, to hang Mordecai.

You see, that day the king could not sleep. He called for the royal record books and was reminded that Mordecai had saved his life. At that very moment, when Haman entered the outer court of king to ask permission to hang Mordecai, the king had decided to honor Mordecai. He asked Haman what should be done to the man whom the king did not honor. Do you think that these events were merely coincidental?

You know they were not. This was the finger of God. We have the very same supervision of our efforts. Our heavenly Father can control and maneuver every principle and power with the greatest of ease for our benefit. To a child of God, nothing happens by accident.

Everything of life is supervised for our highest welfare and comfort and assurance this should give our hearts. In exposing Haman’s wicked plot, Esther told the king, I and my race have been sold to be massacred. Similarly, the whole human race was sold by sin and death by Satan’s wicked plot. But as Mordecai wrote a new law in the king’s name, which counterattacked and nullified Haman’s wicked law of death, there will be a new law covenant inaugurated in the house of Israel, which will be abolished death and bring life to all world of mankind. As Mordecai was raised up to power in the kingdom and administered that new law of the medicine Persians, the ancient verses will be raised up to administrative the new covenant during the Messianic kingdom.

Just as Haman was hanged upon Gallus, he had erected for innocent Mordecai. Similarly, Satan will himself receive the penalty of death which he sought to inflict upon Adam and Israel. In the account, Haman’s vast fortune was given to Esther, who turned it over to Mordecai or Mr. For this picture, the transfers of Satan usurped kingdom to the church, reigning with Christ, who will be visible, whose visible representatives will be ancient Vadis. Thus will be the fulfillment of Daniel’s prophecy. The kingdom and the dominion, the greatness of the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominion shall serve and obey him.

Daniel 7, chapter, verse 27. Finally, Amon’s 10 sons were executed. This pictures a complete destruction at the end of the million age of all Satan’s family, the fallen angels and all the incorrectly wicked. The story of Esther Queen could appropriately end with a phrase they lived happily ever after. This is how the beautiful story of divine plan of salvation ends.

The whole human family will live happily forever. May the Lord add His blessings to the understanding of his holy words. I once again thank my heavenly Father and Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for this opportunity and the brethren for giving me the opportunity to serve his flock. I also thank the translator brethren for translating the Lord’s words in various languages. God bless all.

Till we meet again.

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