Esther

In the present, future, and past God accepts prayers and fasts As in the book of Esther we see Punishment removed miraculously When the king wanted a new queen Esther was by him seen God gave her favor in his sight And she gained the king’s delight Young Esther was brought up by Her cousin Mordecai He told her to tell no one That she was a Jewish one Two men had a plan formed To have the king killed and destroyed Mordecai saved the king’s life By telling Esther his wife The king ordered every man To bow down to the prince Haman But Mordecai did not bow and Disobeyed the king’s command Haman wanted the Jews killed Since his heart was with wrath filled Mordecai needed Esther’s intercession So she asked the king for compassion Unless the king had called Esther He could have killed her So the Jews fasted and prayed For three nights and days Esther asked the king To come to a party and bring Haman, to make her petition For the Jews’ salvation The king wanted to reward a man So he asked the prince Haman Mordecai was the one rewarded Because the king’s life he had guarded Esther then told the king That Haman wanted to bring Harm to her Jewish nation But the Jews gained salvation Haman was promptly killed Esther petition was fulfilled Mordecai was respected And the Jews were accepted We see how in the past God saved people through prayers and fasts When we have many problems God is able to solve them