Desire Esther Half Kingdom O Queen Request Troubling Whatever Wilt
5:3 Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even {c} given thee to the half of the kingdom.
(c) Meaning by this that whatever she asked would be granted as in Mr 6:23.
5:3 It shall be given - God in his providence often prevents the fears and outdoes the hopes of his servants. To the half of the kingdom - A proverbial expression: that is, nothing in reason shall be denied.
5:1-8 Esther having had power with God, and prevailing, like Jacob, had power with men too. He that will lose his life for God, shall save it, or find it in a better life. The king encouraged her. Let us from this be encouraged to pray always to our God, and not to faint. Esther came to a proud, imperious man; but we come to the God of love and grace. She was not called, but we are; the Spirit says, Come, and the Bride says, Come. She had a law against her, we have a promise, many a promise, in favour of us; Ask, and it shall be given you. She had no friend to go with her, or to plead for her; on the contrary, he that was then the king's favourite, was her enemy; but we have an Advocate with the Father, in whom he is well pleased. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace. God put it into Esther's heart to delay her petition a day longer; she knew not, but God did, what was to happen in that very night.
Desire Esther Half Kingdom Queen Request Troubling Whatever Wilt
Desire Esther Half Kingdom Queen Request Troubling Whatever Wilt
