![]() (6) So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate. (5) Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was. ![]() Then was the queen exceedingly grieved and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not. Įsther 4:4-8 So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. ![]() But, as I said, the reaction of Mordecai and the Jews is correct. It is easier to carry on living as though that day will never come. Unfortunately, many in the world turn a blind eye to the thought that a day of judgement is coming. The reaction of Mordecai and his fellow Jews was the correct one once they had learnt of this decree - weeping and fasting. There is a 'second death' that scripture warns against which is eternal separation from God. That decree states of course that 'the soul that sins shall die' and it is not just talking about physical death. We saw last time that as a picture this decree from the king reminds us of the sentence of death that stands over the human race. We need to remember that this is serious stuff! Here was a decree that said that one a particular day death would come to all the Jews living within the Medo-Persian kingdom. So as the decree of the king went forth the result was the same - mourning, weeping and fasting. (3) And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. Let's go!Įsther 4:1-3 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry (2) And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. And it has to do with this incredible declaration of Esther - 'If I perish, I perish'. Now if you start thinking that you don't really care too much for this man, it is also worth remembering that he is a type of the flesh - that sinful nature that lurks within you and sometimes finds its way out! In this study, we shall examine the depth of the problem a little more for that revelation over who exactly is effectively ruling the kingdom is yet to dawn on the people! We shall also look at what is required of the believer as they deny themselves and follow God's will. ![]() a total slaughter of all Jewish men, women and children! ![]() just a clearly stated goal of killing all the Jews in the kingdom. And what was that purpose? Mmmm, nothing major. I don't think I have maligned this man's name for, as we saw in chapter 3 (and in the coming chapters) he does a very good job of that himself! At the end of the last study we saw that Haman was pulling the strings in the kingdom and his puppet, the king, wrote a pretty major decree that suited Haman's purpose just nicely. In the last study we were introduced to a rather unlovely character by the name of Haman. Bible Study Commentary in the Book of EstherĮsther Chapter 4 Bible Study: If I Perish I Perish ![]()
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