Esther 4 – “Examine and Purpose” – December 9, 2018

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Just a quick recap of the story of Esther: Esther is the young Queen of Persia. The King has recently married her and does not know she is Jewish. Haman is an advisor to the King who convinces the king to order the slaughter of all the Jewish people in the Empire. Mordecai is Esther uncle and challenges her to stand up for her people and use her new influence as Queen to save them. Yet, Esther knows that even as Queen she will be risking her life to confront the King. In his appeal to Esther, Mordecai utters these somewhat famous words, “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape the slaughter. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

In the midterm elections this year, more than ever we had women running for office.