Esther was a mediator, and Jesus is ours, which tells us the importance of mediation. Without Esther’s mediation, the Jews were in grave danger of being killed. Mordecai was Jewish and a low-level official working at the palace gates for King Xerxes.
When he refused to bow to him, Mordecai had infuriated Haman, the second in authority to King Xerxes. Out of his anger, Haman told the king there was a certain group of people who refused to obey the laws of the king and should be killed. The king agreed and allowed a decree to kill the Jews, not realizing Haman accusations were lies.
Queen Esther Acted
After discovering this wicked plot, Mordecai contacted Queen Esther, who was Jewish and raised by Mordecai. Esther 4:15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.”[1]
At that time, if someone went before the king without being summoned, they could be put to death, including the queen. After fasting, Esther went to the King with her concern, and he let her speak. Later, there would be a banquet where Esther would give the king more details. Esther 7:3 Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request, I ask that my life and the lives of my people will be spared. 4 For my people and I have been sold to those who would kill, slaughter, and annihilate us. [2] Esther saved the Jewish people in her role as a mediator with the king. Then the king put wicked Haman to death.
Jesus is Our Mediator
Is it possible for sinners like us to have a friendship with a Holy God and have access to His throne? Yes, for what is impossible for us is possible for God. 2 Corinthians 5:19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. [3]
We can be thankful that Jesus is our mediator, making forgiveness and access to His throne possible. 1 Timothy 2:5 For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. 6 He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone.[4] When we ask Jesus into our hearts, He washes our sins away. Jesus makes us children of God as the mediator.
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[1-3] Tyndale House Publishers. (2015). Holy Bible: New Living Translation . Tyndale House Publishers.