THE HIDDEN SECRET

In the Book of Esther we learn of a beautiful Jewish girl who becomes queen and saves her fellow brethren from slaughter. In a nationwide beauty contest Esther becomes queen without revealing her Jewish heritage. When a royal official (Hamah) plots to kill every Jew in the country, Esther risks her own life to request the king’s protection. The king, pleased with Esther, is shocked by his official’s plan and has the man and his ten sons hanged. The king decreed that the Jews should defend themselves against the planned slaughter. Esther’s people prevail and remember by celebrating Purim on the 13th and 14th of the 12th month.

Many people only think of Esther to say God is never mentioned in that book of the bible. But the very name “Esther” means hidden secret—so seek out the hidden secret. There is a king in his 12th year of reign whose name is Ahasuerus meaning prince or head. And there was Esther’s relative named Mordecai meaning contrition or bruised. Mordecai and Esther stood up against the oppressor, Hamah whose name means much noise/tumult/torment.

 Esther was willing to die for her people. She said, “If I perish, I perish!” (See Esther 4:16). But thank God for saying in John 3:16 that whosoever believes in Jesus Christ shall not perish, but have everlasting life! When you put in Jesus Christ he takes out the s(in) and you don’t get the slaughter, you’ll only get the laughter of Sarah, Abraham and Isaac, the name that means laughter.