Esther 8:5-6 And said, If it please the king, and if I have favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king… I. ESTHER'S DEEP AFFECTION FOR HER KINDRED. II. THE CHARACTER OF HER INTERCESSION ON THEIR BEHALF. She had singular advantages and great opportunities, and she turned them to the best purpose. III. SHE USED HER ADVANTAGES WITH EARNEST ANY PERSEVERING IMPORTUNITY. Conclusion: There are two points of difference between Esther's intercession with Ahasuerus and ours with the Lord Jesus. 1. She went into the king's presence uncalled and unbidden; we are urgently invited and commanded to make our requests known unto God. 2. Esther had reason to fear a repulse; we are positively assured of a welcome. (R. Glover, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: |
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