Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.
If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that they would b
I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in
Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command,
For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kind
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the s
Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my p
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried l
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