Jesus in Esther

Jesus in Esther. Esther became a “salvation” to her own people – the Jews in much a similar way Joseph was. Both were slaves in a foreign empire, against their will, and both had tremendous character and humility on the inside of them.

Jesus – The Savior of the world, also came in a hostile environment, in a time when the Jews were under Roman bondage. So, in the context of national salvation and deliverance, we can see Jesus everywhere in Esther. He was in the wisdom and words of Mordechai; He was in the favor Esther had with the King and He was in the very act of salvation of the whole nation of Israel out of the hands of wicked Haman (who represented the devil), thus crushing the power of sin and death, so to speak, in an Old Testament fashion.

Another beautiful illustration would be the picture of Jesus and His Bride, in the face of King Ahasuerus and Esther. If the Body of Christ, which is also the Bride of Christ, shows even a fraction of the humble yet glorious attitude this Old Testament lady showed toward her husband – the King – many things would be so different now.

Through her prayer and fasting and acting according to her faith (though the King was her husband as is the case with us), she literarily blocked satan’s attempt to destroy God’s people. May we learn from this example and get on our knees as fast as we can, winning the Lord’s favor practically (because theoretically we have it) and aving our world (because in the New Testament not only the Jews, but every nation, tribe and tongue are the Lord’s) from the hands of our enemy, beating him with the very instruments of death he is trying to use on us (Esther 7:9). Amen!

God Bless You!

Nikola

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