In the time that the Book of Esther was written, the Jews were once again in bondage. This happened quite often when they failed to obey God. We as followers of Christ are God’s people today, but if we refuse to obey Him, we will once again find ourselves under the bondage of sin, even though we have been set free from its power as long as we are faithful to our calling as Christians.
Women especially had limited power in that time as they do in many parts of the world today. Yet, God was going to use one of His daughters to save all the nation of Israel. Esther was going to be put in this position because of the former queen having been seen as disrespecting the king and then being divorced and disinherited for her actions. God used this fact to help Esther become queen.
Mordecai and all the Jews were under a death sentence because of the fact that Mordecai would not bow down to Haman, even if by law he may have been required to do so. We cannot give in to man’s laws if they are contradictory to God’s law, even if it leads us to a death sentence here in the world. We are forever saved spiritually if we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, and that is all that matters.
Mordecai did not use his power in the world to enrich himself, but he only sought for the Jews to not be killed. We don’t serve God for our own personal material wealth, but we only serve Him for His honor and glory and to help our fellow Christians in their time of need and to reach out to the world with the gospel.
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