Esther 2:15 says, Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. It is pointed out again that Esther was an orphan under her uncle’s care, but when it came time for her to go to the king, she made no demands for more than what was freely provided. She was satisfied with what the keeper of the women provided. We likewise as followers of Christ should not make demands for more but should be content with what God provides for us. Esther gained favor of all those who looked on her and her actions I believe. If we as Christians are content with what God provides for us, I think we will be looked on positively more than if we are never satisfied with what God provides for us.
Verse sixteen adds, So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. This verse simply tells us the date that Esther went into the king. I am sure that she probably had a lot of doubts about what was happening, but she went relying on what her uncle had told her to do. Whatever we do, we need to do it knowing that our Heavenly Father has told us to do so. Though Mordechai might have been the one who sent her, God was behind the decision I believe and kept her safe.
Verse seventeen continues, And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. Esther was loved by King Ahasuerus above all the other young women, and he made her his queen. She was now in a position to influence the king in his actions. When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we become a part of His kingdom and are free to call on Him to help others and us in accordance with His will. Until then, no matter how good we may be in the eyes of the world, we can only call on Him for salvation. Just as Esther was no different than the other virgins until she was chosen to be queen, we are no different than any other sinner until we accept God’s gift of salvation. Salvation is never based on our deserving it more than anyone else.
Verse eighteen concludes, Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king. The king made a feast to Esther after he made her his queen. It is somewhat ironic that this whole situation began with Vasthi having a feast of her own in her honor and now after she was deposed and her replacement chosen Ahasuerus proclaimed a feast in Esther’s honor. It doesn’t matter how much we may celebrate our achievements in the world, until we are accepted by God by putting our faith in His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, we will always be outside of His kingdom and will ultimately be sent away to everlasting punishment.
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