(4:1) |
(R) Mordecai realizes the Jews need to get out of their complacency. |
(4:9) |
(DD) Why didn't Esther know about the edict? Perhaps she was illiterate. |
(4:13,14) |
(R) Mordecai is telling Esther the Jews will prevail anyway. Does she want to be part of it? (DD) Josephus claimed this was a veiled allusion to God. (AC) Haman knew something of the relationship between Mordecai and Esther; and therefore he gives her to understand that, although in the king's palace, she should no more escape than the Jews. |
(4:15,16) |
(R) Fasting provides a means of perseverance in prayer. The physical dimension of our life decreases and the spiritual dimension increases. |
(4:16) |
Much to talk about here. Fear vs. Faith, mortal death vs. spiritual death. |