Procrastinator or Strategic Planner?(Esther 5:1-14)

Reformed & Expository Preaching · Feb 17, 2026 · 33m

Introduction

The book of Esther is a story of wonderful storytelling. It has drama and characters that operate in the grey. The assurance is that even when God sends his B team, his promises do not fall flat.

As we enter chapter 5, we meet Esther in a position of desperate urgency: the Jewish people face annihilation, and the queen herself has called a three-day fast on her behalf. We were left hanging with a question. Was Esther seeking to save her own life, or was she genuinely turning to God for wisdom and divine direction?

Esther has been rather passive. She has been instructed and…