There are some people who live their lives as secret disciples.

They prefer to keep their faith private. Eventually, though, there will come a day when every

person has to step forward and declare what they believe. Today on Truth for Life, we'll

find out what happened when Queen Esther revealed her true identity to the King.

Alistair Begg is continuing a series called A Study in Esther.

Chapter 7 verse, well, let's start at verse 14 of chapter 6. The conversation has taken place

between his wife, that's the wife of Hamen and some of his friends. They're essentially telling him

that he's pretty well on his own now. And while they were yet talking with him, the King's

unix arrived and hurried to bring Hamen to the feast that Esther had prepared. So the King

and Hamen went into feast with Queen Esther. And on the second day as they were drinking wine

after the feast, the King again said to Esther, what is your wish, Queen Esther? It shall be granted

you. And what is your request, even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled. Then Queen

Esther answered, if I have found favor in your sight, or King, and if it pleased the King, let my

life be granted me for my wish and my people for my request. For we've been sold, I and my people,

to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves men and

women, I would have been silent for our reflection is not to be compared with the loss to the King.

Then King Ah has where has said to Queen Esther, who is he? And where is he? Who is dare to do this?

And Esther said, a foe and enemy, this wicked Hamen. Then Hamen was terrified before the King and

the Queen. And the King arose in his wrath from wine drinking and went into the palace garden,

but Hamen stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm was determined

against him by the King. And the King returned from the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine,

as Hamen was falling on the couch, where Esther was. And the King said, will he even assault the Queen

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