The Book of Esther is the current “Official” Bible Study in the Western USA & Canada. Here are a couple of sermons from the archive on the subject of Queen Esther:
Everett Swanson – Esther – Happy, Texas – 1986
Sheila Houlston – Esther – circa 2010
A few other quotes on the subject from other Archive documents:
I think that you folks are familiar enough with the Old Testament stories and the history we have of the ungodly kings to know that if a person came into the presence of their king uninvited, they went in fear and trembling because they knew they took their life in their hands. If you want an example of that, you’ll find it in the book of Esther where Queen Esther went in this day into the presence of the king to make intercession for her people. Now she was the Queen and the King loved her and she knew that, but at the same time she knew that King and she knew that his pride was very sensitive and that if anyone presumed to walk into his presence uninvited, if it met with his displeasure, he would have them beheaded right on the scene. Even though she was Queen and even though she knew the King loved her, she knew she was taking her life in her hands when she went before that Throne to make a petition that was so desperately needed, and she said, “Well, if I perish, I perish.” If I don’t do something about it I’m going to perish, if I do perish, well, what’s the difference–I’m going to perish one way or the other. But she saw one ray of hope, of going in before that King with her petition. I’ll tell you, folks, that poor woman went in there with fear and trembling!
The Lord is not going to put us to death for presuming to come into His Presence. There’s nothing that would please the Lord more, there’s nothing that will please our King more than that you and I came before the Throne of Grace many times a day. No matter how often we come, it thrills Him to think that we’re coming to the place where He can give us the sufficient grace, and therefore, when you and I go to pray, when we go to make our petitions that are so vitally necessary concerning our future, when we go there, it’s nice to know that we’re going into a place where we’re welcome and where we’ll meet the smile and approval of our King.
from: Howard Mooney – The Grace of God – Chelan Convention – June 13, 1971
There was Queen Esther and there was a man who wanted to destroy all the people and she was chosen to be there in the palace. She said, “The king has not called me for 30 days and if I go without being called and hold out the golden sceptre, it would mean death.” She said, “I will go and if I perish, I perish.” Her willingness to die to herself and her willingness to dare to take a step of obedience and it meant that all the people got saved. Her influence in being willing to die, die to self, she saved many people.
from: Erika Wulser – I Would Be True – Biddeston 2, Queensland, Australia – 2017
Queen Esther went to the king’s throne and the royal scepter was extended. Nobody will die at the throne of grace.
from: Harold Bennett – The Definition of Grace – Walla Walla, Washington Convention – 2018
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