A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

                               BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS PART II

I, Esther have things happened to me I never expected to happen... I have been taken into the king's palace here in Susa..... It happened without my cousin Mordecai being able to do anything about it... One day soldiers from the king's palace came and took me away to the palace.... I and many other girls were taken to the palace....The reason we were all taken to the palace is because king Xerxes wants a new queen.... We are now all being prepared to meet the king one by one.... He will choose a queen from among us... I still cannot believe it has happened... But it has.... I miss my cousin Mordecai so very much.... Thankfully, the king has provided me with a very kind man though... His name is Hegai... He reminds me of my cousin.... But he is not my cousin.... No one can replace my cousin.... I do not understand why I am here at the palace.... But it seems God has allowed me to come here.... He must have a purpose for me being here.... Perhaps one day I will learn what that purpose is.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that Esther has been taken to king Xerxes' palace together with other young girls.....


               ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

                                BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS PART II

King Xerxes ruled over Persia at the time Ester lived there with her cousin Mordecai and the day came that he wished for a queen beside him so many young girls were brought to the palace for the king to choose a queen from among them, including Esther as you can read in Esther 2:8

When the king's order and edict had been proclaimed, many girls were brought to the citadel of Susa and put under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the king's palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had charge of the harem.

The unthinkable has happened; young Esther has been taken from the safety of her cousin  Mordecai's home to the palace. To be honest neither she nor Mordecai have any say in the matter. Their separation has been enforced upon them. It must have been a frightening experience for Esther to be suddenly placed in this unknown environment. However, you will learn that God is very involved in Esther being at the palace, even if she does not know that and may well have wondered at times if God actually cares about her having been taken to the palace, since she is just a young girl and He has, very likely, more important matters to take care of than consider her situation and do something about it.