Today is the 19th day of August.

Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I am Brian.

It's great to be here with you today.

As we get launched into this week, as we get launched into this week as we gather here around the global

campfire to give ourselves some space and a few moments of serenity and advice from the scriptures as we navigate forward

into the day. And so it's great to be here with you today.

We began some new territory yesterday, a brand new book, the book of Esther.

We talked about that and then I'm kind of moved about a third of the way into the story.

So we'll move forward today and then conclude the book of Esther tomorrow.

But today, Esther 4 through 7.

When Mordecai became aware of everything that had happened.

He ripped his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, went out into the middle of the city,

and let out a loud bitter cry.

He went right up to the king's gate,

even though no one clothed with sackcloth was allowed to enter it.

In every single province that was reached by the proclamation of the king and where his decree was posted there was great morning fasting weeping and lamenting among the Jews. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes. When Esther's female

attendance and her eunuchs came and told her what had happened, the Queen agonized

over it. She sent garments to

clothe Mordecai so that he could take off his sackcloth, but he did not accept

them. Esther summoned Haythak, who had been assigned from among the King's eunuchs to attend her.

She ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what was happening and why.

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