Mordecai and Jews throughout the empire mourn the decree with fasting, weeping, sackcloth, and ashes. Esther initially hesitates because approaching the king uninvited could cost her life. Mordecai presses the seriousness of the moment, and Esther resolves to go to the king after a three-day fast, saying, “if I perish, I perish.”
Mordecai and Jews throughout the empire mourn the decree with fasting, weeping, sackcloth, and ashes. Esther initially hesitates because approaching the king uninvited could cost her life. Mordecai presses the seriousness of the moment, and Esther resolves to go to the king after a three-day fast, saying, “if I perish, I perish.”
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