Queen Esther enters the inner court of the king and is granted life instead of death

Esther 5:1-2

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“Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, across from the king’s house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the house.” Esther 5:1

Through Mordecai, Queen Esther asked all the Jewish people and her servants to fast and pray for her as written in Esther 4:15-16. On the third day of the prayers, Esther dared to enter the king’s (her husband) inner court, defying his order that forbade anyone from entering (even his wife) unless they be put to death, as written in Esther 4:10-11. Wearing her finest royal attire, Esther looked like a doll to please King Ahasuerus, who had a narcissistic and grandiose personality.

In this world, people wear clothes that please the senses of sight and touch, catering to the fleshly desires of the beastly human nature. But God dresses our spirit and soul through Jesus Christ, “I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.” Ezekiel 16:10 The Lord God had adorned Esther with royal robes of her heart, but the narcissistic and grandiose king only noticed her external beauty.

“So it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that she found favor in his sight, and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter.” Esther 5:2

The king spotted Queen Esther in the inner court without his invitation. This was a grave offense that could have cost her life. But he must have recognized her as the one who had foiled an assassination attempt on him and saw her as an asset too valuable to lose, as written in Esther 2:21-23. She also enhanced his majestic image with her beauty. He did not have her killed but extended his scepter to her. She touched the tip of it, accepting his self-serving mercy.

With humility, submission, and full of reverence and admiration for her husband and king, Queen Esther entered the king’s inner court. Esther’s submissive approach was more important than rules to the king who suffered from narcissism and grandiosity. Similarly, we who follow Jesus Christ do not have hostile intentions towards the entity that invades our thoughts, feelings, words, and deeds. Jesus came to save lives not to destroy. Through Jesus Christ, we are to be harmless, meek, gentle, and peaceful. We are sheep who listen to the voice of the Good Shepherd, who is Himself the Lamb of God with the Spirit of a dove. Esther was a living example of being as harmless as a dove and as wise as a serpent. “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues.” Matthew 10:16-17

God welcomes everyone to enter His inner court, which is the spirit and soul as the home of the Holy Spirit, and He reaches the scepter of life to us for doing so. “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4;16 This is unlike King Ahasuerus, who decreed that anyone who entered the inner court without his permission would face death, which represents he “…who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:4 “If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.” 1 Corinthians 3:17 Click here for a post on the “man of sin”.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11