A NEW QUEEN AND A CONSPIRACY

Esther 2:1-23 / Keywords 2:17

A NEW QUEEN AND A CONSPIRACY

 

1. Xerxes misses his queen (1-4)

The king began to miss Queen Vashti. But she couldn’t be un-deposed. So

Xerxes’ advisors suggested a search be made of the whole empire to find the

most beautiful woman in the empire to take Vashti’s place.

 

2. Queen Esther and Mordecai (5-23)

Mordecai was a Jew who had remained in Persia after the exile ended. He had

raised an orphaned cousin named Hadassah (Esther). She, along with many other

women, was taken to the palace under the care of Hegai. There, she received

beauty treatments and the favor of Hegai, who put her in the best place in the

harem. When Esther went to the king, he was more impressed with her than with

any of the other women. So she became queen in place of Vashti. Later, Mordecai

discovered a plot to assassinate King Xerxes. He reported it to Queen Esther, who

told it to the king. The co-conspirators were executed.

 

Prayer Lord, raise up many women of God in our time who seek after your heart

instead of intrigue or power.

One Word Be a true woman of God