"Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink day or night for three days, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish." Cross References John 19:22Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written." Esther 4:3 In every province to which the king's command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. Esther 4:15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: Esther 4:17 So Mordecai went and did all that Esther had instructed him. Esther 5:1 On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace across from the king's quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance. Jeremiah 36:9 Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah. Daniel 2:18 urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Joel 1:14 Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD. Joel 2:12 Yet even now, declares the LORD, return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Chapter Outline 1. The great mourning of Mordecai and the Jews.4. Esther, understanding it, sends to Mordecai, 7. who shows the cause, and advises her to undertake the suit. 10. She, excusing herself, is threatened by Mordecai. 15. She, appointing a fast, undertakes the suit. Jump to Previous Drink Eat Fast Gather Jews Law Maidens Night Perish Present Shushan Three Together WayJump to Next Drink Eat Fast Gather Jews Law Maidens Night Perish Present Shushan Three Together Way |
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge present. 2 Chronicles 20:3 Isaiah 22:12 Joel 1:14, 15 Joel 2:12-17 Jonah 3:4-9 eat nor drink. Esther 5:1 Matthew 12:40 Acts 9:9 Acts 27:33 I also. Genesis 18:19 Joshua 24:15 Acts 10:7 if I perish. Genesis 43:14 1 Samuel 19:5 2 Samuel 10:12 Luke 9:24 Acts 20:24 Acts 21:13 Romans 16:4 Philippians 2:30 Links Esther 4:16 NIVEsther 4:16 NLT Esther 4:16 ESV Esther 4:16 NASB Esther 4:16 KJV Esther 4:16 Bible Apps Esther 4:16 Parallel Esther 4:16 Biblia Paralela Esther 4:16 Chinese Bible Esther 4:16 French Bible Esther 4:16 German Bible Esther 4:16 Commentaries Bible Hub |