Esther 2:5-20
Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai son of Jair. who had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, among those taken captive with Jehoiachin king of Judah. Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This young woman, who was also known as Esther, had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died.
Esther also was taken to the king’s palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had charge of the harem. She pleased him and won his favor. Immediately he provided her with her beauty treatments and special food. He assigned to her seven female attendants selected from the king’s palace and moved her and her attendants into the best place in the harem.
When the turn came for Esther to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.
She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal residence in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. And the king gave a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his nobles and officials. He proclaimed a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed gifts with royal liberality.
Four years pass before the king is able to get round to choosing a new queen. Among the beautiful girls rounded up to be taken to the capital for 12 months of beauty treatment, sampled by the king, and then for the most part forgotten, is a young Jewish girl, Ester, Mordecai's cousin. When her turn comes, she delights the king and he makes her his queen.
Why?
Mordecai makes this decision is a risk, but he did it, and finally he let his cousin Esther became queen.
Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her, this is the most power in her. She is not only beautiful but also has a beautiful heart and mind.
No matter what decision makers to a man who fears the Lord, if it is a good idea will be blessed by the Lord.
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以斯帖是天上星星的意思，波斯名字。哈大沙是猶太人名字。
以斯帖非常受到希該的照顧。她別無所求，只拿希該提供的。她實在個不貪心的人。她沒有趁機多要一些東西，不和人爭奇 艷。她顯出她有令人喜愛的馨香之氣。這是屬靈的吸引力，是生命中散發出來的。約瑟、路得、但以理都吸引人。國王看美女，看多了。不是靠美貌，裝飾所能得到的。以斯帖也使全國蒙福。這裏有神的祝福，卻也有我們人的責任，即常久以來預備的屬靈的生命在她心中。也許以斯帖向王要求，也許王因為以斯帖高興而兒了人民的租稅。
你要蒙福，萬國萬民也要因你蒙福。這是神給亞伯拉罕的福。默默倚靠神，讓神來改變我們。
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How?
God is working until today, even we can not see the Lord or hear the voice of the Lord, God is with us.
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