Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Esther 4:8

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Esther 4:8 - 4:8

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Esther 4:8 - 4:8

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4:1 - 4:1
4:4 - 4:4
4:5 - 4:5
4:8 - 4:8
4:11 - 4:11
4:13 - 4:13
4:16 - 4:16

charge her that she should go in unto the king - This language is exceedingly strong. As it can scarcely be supposed that Mordecai was still using authority over Esther as his adopted daughter, he must be considered as imploring rather than commanding her, in the name of her brethren and in the name of her God, to make a direct appeal to the feelings of her royal husband.