Esther 4 - Introduction
* The Jews lament their danger. (1-4) Esther undertakes to plead for the Jews. (5-17)... [ Continue Reading ]
* The Jews lament their danger. (1-4) Esther undertakes to plead for the Jews. (5-17)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-4 Mordecai avowed his relation to the Jews. Public calamities, that oppress the church of God, should affect our hearts more than any private affliction, and it is peculiarly distressing to occasion sufferings to others. God will keep those that are exposed to evil by the tenderness of their consc... [ Continue Reading ]
5-17 We are prone to shrink from services that are attended with peril or loss. But when the cause of Christ and his people demand it, we must take up our cross, and follow him. When Christians are disposed to consult their own ease or safety, rather than the public good, they should be blamed. The... [ Continue Reading ]