Mordecai weeps and Esther learns of the planned genocide. Mordecai urges Esther to appeal to the king.

• Note verse 14. Whatever Mordecai’s spiritual status was, he did have some expectation of deliverance.
• Read and meditate on verse 15. God has you where you’re at right now for a reason. What is it?
• How much prayer do you read about in verse 16? Get a concordance and look up how many times “prayer” is mentioned in Esther.