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Esther 4 - Perhaps You Were Created for Such a Time as This
Today, we focus on the story of Esther and Mordecai's response to the horrific news that the Jewish people are about to be destroyed:
Mordecai, upon learning of the decree, tears his clothes and puts on sackcloth with ashes, mourning loudly and bitterly outside the king's gate.
Esther sends a eunuch to Mordecai to investigate and learns about the decree and the amount of money Haman promised to pay the king's treasuries for the destruction of the Jews.
Mordecai urges Esther to go to the king to make a request for her people, but Esther is hesitant, citing the law that anyone who enters the…
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