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Esther 4:6-17 (Basic)

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⁶ So Hathach went out and saw Mordecai in the open square of the town before the king's doorway. ⁷ And Mordecai gave him an account of what had taken place, and of the amount of money which Haman had said he would put into the king's store for the destruction of the Jews. ⁸ And he gave him the copy of the order which had been given out in Shushan for their destruction, ordering him to let Esther see it, and to make it clear to her; and to say to her that she was to go in to the king, requesting his mercy, and making prayer ⁹ And Hathach came back and gave Esther an account of what Mordecai had said. ¹⁰ Then Esther sent Hathach to say to Mordecai: ¹¹ It is common knowledge among all the king's servants and the people of every part of the kingdom, that if anyone, man or woman, comes to the king in his inner room without being sent for, there is only one law for him, that he is to be put to death; only ¹² And they said these words to Mordecai. ¹³ Then Mordecai sent this answer back to Esther: Do not have the idea that you in the king's house will be safe from the fate of all the Jews. ¹⁴ If at this time you say nothing, then help and salvation will come to the Jews from some other place, but you and your father's family will come to destruction: and who is to say that you have not come to the kingdom even for such a time as this? ¹⁵ Then Esther sent them back to Mordecai with this answer: ¹⁶ Go, get together all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and go without food for me, taking no food or drink night or day for three days: and I and my women will do the same; and so I will go in to the king, which is against the law: and if death is to ¹⁷ So Mordecai went away and did everything as Esther had said.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 14) Evangelism - Remain silent - deliverance will go somewhere else
(v. 16) Self-Denial / Sacrifice - Esther - risked her life

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 14) Old Testament - Evangelism (2011-04-04)

Definition(s):
Haman (Heh-man): noise; tumult
Mordecai (Mor-dek-eye): contrition; bitter; bruising
Hathach (Hah-thakh):