When Queen Esther said, if I perish, I perish.

She wasn't merely being melodramatic.

The risks Mordecai was urging her to take were tremendous.

Today on Truth for Life, Alistair Begg explains what made Queen Esther's approach to the

King so dangerous but also effective.

Esther chapter 5 is our Bible reading for today.

Verse 1 of chapter 5.

From the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the King's

palace in front of the King's quarters while the King was sitting on his royal throne

inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace.

It's not easy for us to work out the architecture of that but what is pretty clear to us is that

the Queen is in the sight line of the King although she is not immediately in the presence of the King.

And when the King saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight and

he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand.

Then Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter and the King said to her,

what is it Queen Esther?

What is your request?

And so we given you even to the half of my kingdom.

And Esther said, if it pleased the King, let the King and the King come today to a feast

that I have prepared for the King.

Then the King said, bring him and quickly so that we may do as Esther has asked.

So the King and the King came to the feast that Esther had prepared.

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