I find myself wondering why Esther had such a strong hold on king Xerxes? There must be a reason why. Was he completely in love with her? It seems he must have been. That's the only reason I can think that he would be giving her all these wishes, that could really mean a creation of a power shift in his land. There's no doubt it was God's influence on the situation that was the biggest factor. But, I wonder how that looked to those close to it. Were they all scratching their head and rolling their eyes?
I like how it keeps referencing how the Jews took no plunder. That seemed insignificant to me at first, but after thinking about it a little bit, I've come to a different conclusion. By not taking anything, they made it "not about themselves". They didn't advance themselves in this world by this action. It must have been tempting to them. All the wealth of those 500 men....just sitting there for the taking.
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I am not a smart man but I yeah the plunder comment three times caught my attention. Avoiding the plunder avoids becoming slaves to those material things. Busy week here, just hanging on by a thread!
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