Esther 2

It's still Catherine! And today is Chapter 2 of the  book of Esther!

So at the beginning of this chapter, it's talking about King Xerxes. He was no longer angry at Queen Vashti and needed reassurance on whether he did  the right thing by creating that last law. To help, his personal attendants suggested that all the young, virgin women be brought to the King and which ever one pleases King Xerxes, would become the new queen instead of Vashti.

Esther 2:7

"This man had a very beautiful and lovely young cousin, Hadassah, who was also called Esther. When her father and mother died, Mordecai adopted her into his family and raised her as his own daughter." (NLT)

Esther, along with other young women, were brought to the King's harem and placed in Hegai's control. He seemed to quickly find favor in Esther and treated her very well.

Esther 2:10-11

"Esther had not told anyone of her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had directed her not to do so. Every day Mordecai would take a walk near the courtyard of the harem to find out about Esther and what was happening to her." (NLT)

Esther 2:20

"Esther continued to keep her family background and nationality a secret. She was still following Mordecai's directions, just as she did when she lived in his home." (NLT)

All the while, Esther remained completely loyal to Mordecai, seeing as though they had a very firm relationship. Although they were family, they seemed to be best friends. They told each other everything and always looked out for each other. Yep, i'm gonna quote Lilo and Stitch... right now: "Ohana means family... and family means no body gets left behind or forgotten." Which, I'm gonna be honest, is exactly what I thought of when I read these verses. 

Esther 2:17

"And the king loved Esther more than any of the other young women. He was so delighted with her that he set the royal crown on her head and declared her queen instead of Vashti." (NLT)

When Esther finally reached the King's palace, she found his favor. As it says above, He declared her the new Queen.

Esther 2:21-23

"One day as Mordecai was on duty at the king's gate, two of the king's eunuchs, Bigthana and Teresh—who were guards at the door of the king's private quarters—became angry at King Xerxes and plotted to assassinate him. But Mordecai heard about the plot and gave the information to Queen Esther. She then told the king about it and gave Mordecai credit for the report. When an investigation was made and Mordecai's story was found to be true, the two men were impaled on a sharpened pole. This was all recorded in The Book of the History of King Xerxes' Reign." (NLT)

The end of the chapter is pretty self explanatory with the situation of the plot and such... but I really love the continuous relationship between Mordecai and Esther. Esther didn't have to give credit to Mordecai. She could have taken all credit and recved much praise from the king but again, she remained faithful and gave Mordecai what he deserved.

Well, that's Chapter 2! I'll be posting tomorrow on Chapter 3! So keep a lookout! Hope you all are having a great week! BYE :) :) :)