Esther 2:2-17 Then said the king's servants that ministered to him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:… I. Hadassah, THE ORPHAN. Mordecai took the little tree, growing without shelter from the storm, and planted it by his own hearth. II. Look next at Hadassah, THE CAPTIVE. III. Then at Hadassah, THE BEAUTIFUL MAIDEN. Nobody should despise beauty of face; but bad character spoils beauty, whilst beauty of soul may supply the lack of physical beauty. IV. Last of all, at Esther, THE QUEEN. V. Let us conclude with A TWOFOLD WISH. 1. May you grow like a myrtle, and resemble it in two qualities: in that it is an evergreen, and always fragrant. Be thou lovely in the dark days as well as the bright; and do thou always cheer thy dwelling with the fragrance of godliness. 2. May you glow like a star, which God has clothed with light and placed so high in the heavens. Do thou walk in light — Christ's light — the light of truth, and love, and holiness; and, finally, shine as a star in heaven, your home for evermore. (J. Edmons, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:WEB: Then the king's servants who served him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king. |
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