Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 12th (Esther 8 & 1 Timothy 4)
Alastair's Adversaria
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Esther's New Petition for Haman's Decree
Esther appeals to the king on objective grounds of what is right or wrong. She also raises her own personal interest against the kings, writes David Walliams. By using love as a moral force, esther demonstrates something about the relationship between a wife and her husband, he says.Walliams: The king's response to esther's new petition has a degree of ambivolance. Verse eight seems simultaneously both to give and to take away.
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