Character Probe

 Esther

A Night With The King

Although Esther was a Jew, it was necessary for her to conceal her identity, as Mordecai had instructed, for a period of time, for the sake of her kindred, as we will see in subsequent studies.

The tradition at the time, was that as a young lady approached her turn to go in unto the king Ahasuerus, she must have undergone one year of beauty treatments, including six months with oils of Myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics.

When it was time, eventually, for her to go to see the king, she would be given whatever she requested, on her way to the king, and would spend the night there, then leave at dawn, but would only see the king again if he was pleased with her, and summoned her by name.

A Typology Of The Holy Spirit: Not My Will, But Yours

But upon Esther's turn to see the king, she would request nothing other than whatever Hegai recommended that she took with her.

Take time to consider the profound wisdom in that simple act. Consider it's significance in our Christian walk, how that we walk the earth under the administration of the Holy Spirit, as represented by Hegai in the time of Esther, and How our time on earth is in preparation to meet with our groom.

Consider how that Esther would ask for nothing else, but whatever the Holy Spirit would recommend that she takes with her to see her groom, knowing that if there was anyone who knew the king’s preferences, it had to be Him, whereas, the others would take with them whatever they deemed fit, of their own volition.

Esther would later find favour before the king, and be crowned queen of Persia, the bride of Xerxes the king, and fellow ruler in Shushan the palace, over 127 provinces.

And the king would host a feast in her honour.