Take Me To The King

In today’s message, we are looking at a few verses in Esther chapter 4, where we find the story about a young Jewish woman who lived along with her people in captivity in Persia. The King of Persia, King Xerxes I, was not the most thoughtful king. He was an impulsive leader who influenced by hateful, vengeful, racist, spiteful, bloodthirsty advisors to act upon their hatred of Jews, and here in our text, it all comes to a head. The king’s lead advisor Haman devises a scheme to have every Jew in Persia killed, and he convinces the king to sign it into law. When Esther learns of the plan, she is confronted with a decision of what to do. Should she remain silent and play it safe or should she take a stand and go to the king which runs the risk of losing her life?