Queen Esther: Lesson One

God can take an orphan and set her in the palace.

Esther had no father or mother. Her cousin Mordecai took her in and raised her as his own daughter.

Esther 2:7 (KJV): And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

That same girl obtained grace and favour, and the king set the royal crown on her head.

Esther 2:17 (KJV): And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Where you started does not decide where God can take you.

Romans 8:28 (KJV): And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.