(Esther 4:14) “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?” (NIV)
” The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor. And in every province and in every city, wherever the king’s command and his edict reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews, for fear of the Jews had fallen on them. ” – (Esther 8:16-17)
“As I prayed for the future I could see that these concepts taken from the ancient exodus were the only way any would ever regain the right to live within the total freedom God has always intended for us to have.” (Gail Landgraf – Exodus To Freedom)
“No matter how gloomy things seem, everything can turn around. Talking to God can turn things around. ” – (Rabbi Elchunon Tauber)
“Then all Israel from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came together as one and assembled before the Lord in Mizpah. 2 The leaders of all the people of the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, four hundred thousand men armed with swords. 3 (The Benjamites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) Then the Israelites said, “Tell us how this awful thing happened.” – (Exodus 20:1-3)