ESTHER CHAPTER 4 The great mourning of Mordecai and the Jews, ESTHER
4:1. He showeth Esther the cause of it, and adviseth her to petition
the king for her people, ESTHER 4:4. She, excusing herself, is
threatened by Mordecai, ESTHER 4:10. She appoints a general fast, and
resolves to go in to the king... [ Continue Reading ]
NONE MIGHT ENTER INTO THE KING'S GATE; and therefore he might not sit
there, as he had hitherto done. CLOTHED WITH SACKCLOTH, lest it should
give the king any occasion of grief or trouble.... [ Continue Reading ]
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SHE SENT RAIMENT TO CLOTHE MORDECAI; that so he might be capable of
returning to his former place, if not of coming to her to acquaint her
with the cause of that unusual sorrow.... [ Continue Reading ]
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TO CHARGE HER; not only in his own name, to whom she manifested a
singular respect, though his relation to her was yet unknown, but also
in the name of the great God.... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE KING'S SERVANTS AND THE PEOPLE DO KNOW, by common fame, of this
received custom and law. INTO THE INNER COURT, within which the king's
residence and throne was. THERE IS ONE LAW OF HIS TO PUT HIM TO DEATH:
this was decreed, partly to maintain both the majesty and the safety
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i.e. Being, or because thou art, in the king's house, and an eminent
member of his family.... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM ANOTHER PLACE; from another hand, and by another means; which God
can, and I am fully persuaded will, raise up. THOU AND THY FATHER'S
HOUSE SHALL BE DESTROYED, by the righteous and dreadful judgment of
God, punishing thy cowardice and self-seeking, and thy want of love to
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FAST YE, AND PRAY; which was the main business, to which fasting was
only a help and a handmaid. NEITHER EAT NOR DRINK, to wit, so as you
use to do, either deliciously or plentifully. Leave off your common
meals, dinners by day, and suppers at night, and eat and drink no more
than mere necessity req... [ Continue Reading ]
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