For Such a Time as This

[537 words] Esther could have died. Sure, all the Jews were scheduled to die anyway but Esther could have been the first one. She did something that was illegal and went, unsummoned, to the king. The punishment for doing so was a date with the royal executioner. And why would she do such a thing, take such a risk? Let’s rewind a little bit. After finding out about an evil man’s plot to kill all the Jews a man named Mordecai grieved so publicly that Esther (his cousin) heard about it. She asks what’s up and he tells her they’re all going to die. He then asks her to go doing something about it by talking to the king. Her reply is: I can’t, that’s illegal. Then Mordecai says: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if…