For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
If you stay completely silent at this time, help and rescue will come to the Jewish people from somewhere else, but you and your family will be destroyed. And who knows? Maybe you were made queen for exactly this moment.
Mordecai is telling Queen Esther that God will save His people with or without her help, but she may have been placed in her royal position specifically to help during this crisis.
📚 Historical Context
Mordecai spoke these words to his cousin Esther, who had become queen of Persia, when the evil official Haman had convinced the king to order the destruction of all Jews in the empire. Esther was hesitant to approach the king uninvited to plead for her people, as this could result in her death.
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