The Book of Esther
Chapter 2
1. After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus had abated, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verse 1)
Oh God, my Father when I am in a state of anger it is like I am a different person, it is as if I am possessed by the Devil himself. I feel much stronger and full of energy than usual so much that if pushed to the limits I become very aggressive. However, when I retire to somewhere by myself I start cooling down to the point of referring to You in prayer and eventually find peace and tranquillity with You with myself and with the person who made me angry. I thank You for making me humble enough to say sorry and admit my mistakes Amen. Thank You, Jesus and please forgive me for such behaviour.
2. Then the king's servants who attended him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king. 3. And let the king appoint commissioners in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in the citadel of Susa under custody of Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women; let their cosmetic treatments be given them. 4. And let the girl who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. This pleased the king, and he did so.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 2 to 4)
Oh God my Father if only we train our thoughts and attitudes to be like Yours the world would be a better and safer place to live in. If all the advisers joined their heads together in order to solve the existing problem between the King and Queen Vashti they would have done their work better instead of suggesting a form of divorce or separation on the basis of a single argument.
5. Now there was a Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair son of shimei son of Kish, a Benjaminite. 6. Kish had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with King Jeconiah of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had carried away.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 5 to 6)
Oh God my Father, even during our times 2016 people are still being sent away from their homeland and are forced to live in a foreign land at times at the cost of their lives. I pray oh God that we learn to be more humane with each other and give our love and support instead of abiding to legal frameworks that rule out the human aspect of the individual person Amen.
7. Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is Esther, his cousin, for she had neither father nor mother; the girl was fair and beautiful, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai adopted her as his own daughter, 8. So when the king's order and his edict were proclaimed, and when many young women were gathered in the citadel of Susa in custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put in custody of Hegai, who had charge of the women.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 7 to 8)
Oh God my Father, You have a life plan for all of us. Nobody is forgotten by You even though the person may be an orphan, asylum seeker, drug addict or even a person with a criminal record. If it is Your will to change the course of events of that person's life in order to make that person a president, counsellor, social worker or maybe even a pastor, priest or nun, You my God and Father are able to do it. Amen.
9. The girl pleased him and won his favor, and he quickly provided her with her cosmetic treatments and her portion of food, and with seven chosen maids from the king's palace, and advanced her and her maids to the best place in the harem.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verse 9)
Oh God my Father different people have different ways of being of a positive influence on others or even a negative in the sense of being to persuade others to do what they wish them to do in their favor. I pray that we be influential in persuading others to love You and to good acts and not evil ones Amen.
10. Esther did not reveal her people or kindred, for Mordecai had charged her not to tell.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verse 10)
Oh God my Father many times it is not safe or healthy for us to reveal our true self, or delicate information about ourselves our past or even the history of our families, for the sons and daughters may easily be blamed for the sins of the parents. Many people who have a background of being abused have been theoretically been given the title of being potential themselves, even though they may never even consider abusing their partners however the history of the parents may project a negative image on themselves.
11. Every day Mordecai would walk around in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and how she fared.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verse 11)
Oh God my Father if Mordecai took such pain to enquire how Esther was doing, how much more do You take in caring for the welfare of the whole world. I thank You my God and Father.
12. The turn came for each girl to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their cosmetic treatment, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics for women.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verse 12)
Oh God my Father it took the girls twelve months of preparation with fine oils to be prepared to appear before the king. As Your subjects, it may take us a lifetime to be prepared to appear before You. I pray that we be fully ready or at least in a good state that is worthy to appear before You Amen.
13. When the girl went in to the king she was given whatever she asked for to take with her from the harem to the king's palace. 14. In the evening she went in; then in the morning she came back to the second harem in custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch, who was in charge of the concubines; she did not go in to the king again, unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 13 to 14)
Oh God my Father and king of all kings, You find pleasure in us as You found in Your Son when he had the nature of a human, regardless of how attractive we look. Oh God humans satisfy their pleasure as based on the external that is determined by instinct and carnal pleasures, however, Your pleasure is on the spiritual and all the positive acts that we do in Your name by means of Your prompting Amen.
15. When the turn came for Esther daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had adopted her as his own daughter, to go in to the king, she asked for nothing except what Hegai the king's eunuch, had charge of the women, advised. Now Esther was admired by all who saw her.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 15)
Oh God my Father, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, when we come into Your sovereign presence we will not come with others who will speak in our name, we will not present certificates in Masters or Bachelors. We will come as we are and whom we are, exactly as You created us along the plan that You had fashioned for us, even before we were born. Amen. I sincerely thank You for creating me as I am Amen.
16. When Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus in his royal palace in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign, 17. the king loved Esther more than all the other women: of all the virgins she won his favor and devotion, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 16 to 17)
Oh God my Father even though the king was married, instead of resolving the conflict, he sought another wife among his subjects and divorced his first wife. I pray for protection of married couples's for the evil one is attacking the family in full force. May our eyes and senses seek Your pleasure and not that of the world Amen.
¹⁸ Then the king gave a great banquet to all his officials and ministers-"Esther's banquet." He also granted a holiday to the provinces, and gave gifts with royal liberality.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 18)
Oh God my beloved Father, if a king of the earth could make such a bountiful banquet in Esther's name I can only imagine the type of banquet that You will hold when we meet together in heaven. I pray that I be really and truly worthy of such a banquet Amen.
¹⁹ When the virgins were being gathered together, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 19)
Oh God my beloved Father, many times You send us to places for a particular reason, that is not knowledgeable to us, however during such moments You permit us us to either see or hear events that are very important, either for ourselves or even for others. I thank You for using me in such situations so that I could be of help to others Amen.
²⁰ Now Esther had not revealed her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had charged her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 20)
Oh God my Father I thank You for the gifts of humility and obedience. I admire people such as Esther who although found herself in a position of high power still remained faithful and obedient to Mordecai and did not treat him indifferently. Oh God my Father I pray for the rulers of all nations and even for supervisors, coordinators and line managers and all other people who have different roles, so that we all remain humble and obedient to You and our superiors even though we may not always agree with them Amen.
²¹ In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, became angry and conspired to assassinate King Ahasuerus.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 21)
Oh God my beloved Father many times You send us at the right time and at the right place, in order to pass on to us particular messages, or witness sensitive situations, either for our good or for the good of others. I thank You for such moments and bless You for each of them Amen. Today I have been offered an opportunity of a meeting with a particular person, however I am doubting the nature of the visit, I am suspecting that he either seeks to obtain information or maybe has some proposition to offer. I would like You to enlighten me my God and Father, if I am to attend or not Amen.
²² But the matter came to the knowledge of Mordecai, and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 22)
It seems oh God my Father, that You are telling me not to attend for this session. If I am understanding the thoughts that You are passing on to me by means of this verses, is that if I had to accept a proposition to change jobs, this would be a fatal blow for the agency that is already facing limitations, and this move would lead to its assassination. On the other hand if knowledge of this affair would reach my line manager (The Queen) she would inform the King (The Director) and both parties especially myself would end up in big trouble id not terminated or accused of conspiracy against the kingdom.
23. When the affair was investigated and found to be so, both the men were hanged on the gallows. It was recorded in the book of the annals in the presence of the king.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 23)
Oh God my beloved Father, the outcome of the plot ended up negatively for both conspirators, I would not like to end up in a negative situation Amen. I thank You for giving me such insights when I needed it most Amen.
Oh God my beloved Father, I would like to end this second Chapter of the book of Esther with the following prayer:-
Oh God my beloved Father, many times the evil one attempts to catch me in his traps, however by means of prayer on Your Word which is the Bible, You bring to light what is conjured in the darkest corners of the human mind. I greatly thank You for Your unlimited support Amen.
Thank You Jesus Amen.
2. Then the king's servants who attended him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king. 3. And let the king appoint commissioners in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in the citadel of Susa under custody of Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women; let their cosmetic treatments be given them. 4. And let the girl who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. This pleased the king, and he did so.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 2 to 4)
Oh God my Father if only we train our thoughts and attitudes to be like Yours the world would be a better and safer place to live in. If all the advisers joined their heads together in order to solve the existing problem between the King and Queen Vashti they would have done their work better instead of suggesting a form of divorce or separation on the basis of a single argument.
5. Now there was a Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair son of shimei son of Kish, a Benjaminite. 6. Kish had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with King Jeconiah of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had carried away.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 5 to 6)
Oh God my Father, even during our times 2016 people are still being sent away from their homeland and are forced to live in a foreign land at times at the cost of their lives. I pray oh God that we learn to be more humane with each other and give our love and support instead of abiding to legal frameworks that rule out the human aspect of the individual person Amen.
7. Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is Esther, his cousin, for she had neither father nor mother; the girl was fair and beautiful, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai adopted her as his own daughter, 8. So when the king's order and his edict were proclaimed, and when many young women were gathered in the citadel of Susa in custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put in custody of Hegai, who had charge of the women.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 7 to 8)
Oh God my Father, You have a life plan for all of us. Nobody is forgotten by You even though the person may be an orphan, asylum seeker, drug addict or even a person with a criminal record. If it is Your will to change the course of events of that person's life in order to make that person a president, counsellor, social worker or maybe even a pastor, priest or nun, You my God and Father are able to do it. Amen.
9. The girl pleased him and won his favor, and he quickly provided her with her cosmetic treatments and her portion of food, and with seven chosen maids from the king's palace, and advanced her and her maids to the best place in the harem.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verse 9)
Oh God my Father different people have different ways of being of a positive influence on others or even a negative in the sense of being to persuade others to do what they wish them to do in their favor. I pray that we be influential in persuading others to love You and to good acts and not evil ones Amen.
10. Esther did not reveal her people or kindred, for Mordecai had charged her not to tell.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verse 10)
Oh God my Father many times it is not safe or healthy for us to reveal our true self, or delicate information about ourselves our past or even the history of our families, for the sons and daughters may easily be blamed for the sins of the parents. Many people who have a background of being abused have been theoretically been given the title of being potential themselves, even though they may never even consider abusing their partners however the history of the parents may project a negative image on themselves.
11. Every day Mordecai would walk around in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and how she fared.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verse 11)
Oh God my Father if Mordecai took such pain to enquire how Esther was doing, how much more do You take in caring for the welfare of the whole world. I thank You my God and Father.
12. The turn came for each girl to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their cosmetic treatment, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics for women.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verse 12)
Oh God my Father it took the girls twelve months of preparation with fine oils to be prepared to appear before the king. As Your subjects, it may take us a lifetime to be prepared to appear before You. I pray that we be fully ready or at least in a good state that is worthy to appear before You Amen.
13. When the girl went in to the king she was given whatever she asked for to take with her from the harem to the king's palace. 14. In the evening she went in; then in the morning she came back to the second harem in custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch, who was in charge of the concubines; she did not go in to the king again, unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 13 to 14)
Oh God my Father and king of all kings, You find pleasure in us as You found in Your Son when he had the nature of a human, regardless of how attractive we look. Oh God humans satisfy their pleasure as based on the external that is determined by instinct and carnal pleasures, however, Your pleasure is on the spiritual and all the positive acts that we do in Your name by means of Your prompting Amen.
15. When the turn came for Esther daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had adopted her as his own daughter, to go in to the king, she asked for nothing except what Hegai the king's eunuch, had charge of the women, advised. Now Esther was admired by all who saw her.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 15)
Oh God my Father, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, when we come into Your sovereign presence we will not come with others who will speak in our name, we will not present certificates in Masters or Bachelors. We will come as we are and whom we are, exactly as You created us along the plan that You had fashioned for us, even before we were born. Amen. I sincerely thank You for creating me as I am Amen.
16. When Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus in his royal palace in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign, 17. the king loved Esther more than all the other women: of all the virgins she won his favor and devotion, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 16 to 17)
Oh God my Father even though the king was married, instead of resolving the conflict, he sought another wife among his subjects and divorced his first wife. I pray for protection of married couples's for the evil one is attacking the family in full force. May our eyes and senses seek Your pleasure and not that of the world Amen.
¹⁸ Then the king gave a great banquet to all his officials and ministers-"Esther's banquet." He also granted a holiday to the provinces, and gave gifts with royal liberality.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 18)
Oh God my beloved Father, if a king of the earth could make such a bountiful banquet in Esther's name I can only imagine the type of banquet that You will hold when we meet together in heaven. I pray that I be really and truly worthy of such a banquet Amen.
¹⁹ When the virgins were being gathered together, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 19)
Oh God my beloved Father, many times You send us to places for a particular reason, that is not knowledgeable to us, however during such moments You permit us us to either see or hear events that are very important, either for ourselves or even for others. I thank You for using me in such situations so that I could be of help to others Amen.
²⁰ Now Esther had not revealed her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had charged her; for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 20)
Oh God my Father I thank You for the gifts of humility and obedience. I admire people such as Esther who although found herself in a position of high power still remained faithful and obedient to Mordecai and did not treat him indifferently. Oh God my Father I pray for the rulers of all nations and even for supervisors, coordinators and line managers and all other people who have different roles, so that we all remain humble and obedient to You and our superiors even though we may not always agree with them Amen.
²¹ In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, became angry and conspired to assassinate King Ahasuerus.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 21)
Oh God my beloved Father many times You send us at the right time and at the right place, in order to pass on to us particular messages, or witness sensitive situations, either for our good or for the good of others. I thank You for such moments and bless You for each of them Amen. Today I have been offered an opportunity of a meeting with a particular person, however I am doubting the nature of the visit, I am suspecting that he either seeks to obtain information or maybe has some proposition to offer. I would like You to enlighten me my God and Father, if I am to attend or not Amen.
²² But the matter came to the knowledge of Mordecai, and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 22)
It seems oh God my Father, that You are telling me not to attend for this session. If I am understanding the thoughts that You are passing on to me by means of this verses, is that if I had to accept a proposition to change jobs, this would be a fatal blow for the agency that is already facing limitations, and this move would lead to its assassination. On the other hand if knowledge of this affair would reach my line manager (The Queen) she would inform the King (The Director) and both parties especially myself would end up in big trouble id not terminated or accused of conspiracy against the kingdom.
23. When the affair was investigated and found to be so, both the men were hanged on the gallows. It was recorded in the book of the annals in the presence of the king.
(The Book of Esther Chapter 2 verses 23)
Oh God my beloved Father, the outcome of the plot ended up negatively for both conspirators, I would not like to end up in a negative situation Amen. I thank You for giving me such insights when I needed it most Amen.
Oh God my beloved Father, I would like to end this second Chapter of the book of Esther with the following prayer:-
Oh God my beloved Father, many times the evil one attempts to catch me in his traps, however by means of prayer on Your Word which is the Bible, You bring to light what is conjured in the darkest corners of the human mind. I greatly thank You for Your unlimited support Amen.
Thank You Jesus Amen.
