3.13.25
Good morning!
What if a single verse in the book of Esther contained a hidden roadmap for connecting to divine wisdom in our modern 21st century pursuit of closeness to the one true God? Would you be interested?
"On the third day, Esther put on her royal/malchut apparel and stood in the inner court of the King’s house, over against the King's house, and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the house" (Est. 5:1)
In the book of Esther/hidden, traditionally read on Purim, we learn that it is not just a story, but a coded message with insights that will tell deeper truths to help us govern our lives in the midst of oppressive and life threatening times. What looks like a setting description of clothes and position is really much, much more; She was entering a higher spiritual reality. Huh?
On this beautiful 5th day of the week, we’re going to decode the hidden message behind Esther‘s entrance into the King's Palace, and hopefully, by the end of this, you’ll see how one verse holds the key to stepping into a higher level of awareness and divine guidance in our daily lives; as well as understanding some of the Apostle Paul's language of "putting off and putting on spiritual garments" (Rom. 13:14; Gal. 3:27; Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10-12; Eph. 6:11 (Isa. 59:17); Rom. 13:12-14; Job 29:14; Isa. 52:1; etc.).
Let’s dive in.
Esther is about to approach king Ashasuverus, unannounced, uninvited, and we know what kind of moody crazy king this is; we know what happened to his first wife Vashti when she did something that was not so good (Est.1:15-19). So obviously Esther is very, very sensitive and prepared after 3 days of fasting to plead on behalf of her nation. She's entering the royal chamber of the king...On the third day (the day of resurrection; living a resurrected lifestyle (Rom. 6:4,11), Esther put on Royal apparel and stood in the inner court of the King‘s palace facing the King’s palace, while the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room, facing the entrance of the palace...btw, interestingly enough, every place where the king is mentioned without qualification or inference (e.g. Est. 1:2, 9, etc.), there is a beautiful parallel to the Holy One, the King of kings, the Most High.
When she is standing, that is a reference to prayer and right standing with the Lord within His Temple (Psa. 24:3,4). One opposite the King‘s house is a reference to the holy temple where our prayers are always directed the inner court tells us that there are two courtyards of the Lord, the outer courtyard where the general population stood, and then the inner courtyard which you were closer to the Lord; the holy place, and the holy holy where you were as close to the Lord as you can get.
Esther was in the palace of Persia, and like us she was in exile from the Promised Land. As we all know, the world can sometimes feel like debilitating exile, full of distraction, struggles, and distance from holiness, but what we learned is every time we close our eyes in deep prayer we no longer have to be an exile. According to God's protocol of the Temple, we are transported into the innermost palace of the most high, (Heb. 4:14-16)...prayer's important (Psa. 66:18; Job 27:8,9; Prov. 15:8, 29; 28:9; Jn. 9:31; Jam. 4:3; etc.).
Esther clothed herself in royalty or royal garments, it doesn’t just mean that she put on the royal apparel or garments; as queen she did that everyday. It means she wrapped herself in the divine presence, the Shekinah glory of God as if it were the royal garments.
If it would have said the royal apparel/begdei malchut, we would emphasize clothing, but only the word malchut is used here which means the realm where the Shekinah glory of God connects us from the physical world to the spiritual. Do you ever wonder why the king was willing to give her up to 1/2 the kingdom (Est. 5:3,6; 7:2; vs Mk. 6:23)? Where did she get the courage and the strength to face the king? Yep, it was what she wore that day...malchut.
Malchut, the kingdom connector that takes all the blessings from above and brings them down into this world...yes, even during exile (Matt. 6:33). It's true, like Esther, we are in exile, but we can still carry holiness with us. We can still surround ourselves, making us untouchable, elevated, fully connected to the Lord and that’s why we need to wear malchut as we head out the door today.
Maybe we don’t see it. Maybe we don’t feel it, but in those moments of real real connection through meditation (Psa. 1) at the moment is wrapping us in His wings and suddenly, at that moment we’re no longer lost. We’re no longer in exile, we're in the innermost courtyard of the palace of the King. And as with Esther, the king will shift his mindset from judgment to mercy. It wasn't her presence that changed his mind, it was God‘s presence through her and he felt the light of her aura.
The majority of the world understands frequency and how it's connected to your mood, thought and action...and it's time for us, in the body of Christ to wake up to the reality of God's tangible presence through pursuing His Kingdom/malchut to offset the anger, collective anxiety, animosity and division in this world. Could you imagine if the whole multiplicity of creation would unite and unify itself for the glory of God, not Gen. 11:6! When we are connected to the source, when you anchor yourself in the source, we are vessels of God to transform evil decrees into joyous occasions.
Purim comes to teach us that through joy we strengthen our vibration within this world where we can radiate God’s presence in an exilic environment. What will you wear today?
Happy life lessons at Purim time!
Shalom
Passover and Unleavened Bread are coming (1 Cor. 5:6-8)!
"On the third day, Esther put on her royal/malchut apparel and stood in the inner court of the King’s house, over against the King's house, and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the house" (Est. 5:1)
In the book of Esther/hidden, traditionally read on Purim, we learn that it is not just a story, but a coded message with insights that will tell deeper truths to help us govern our lives in the midst of oppressive and life threatening times. What looks like a setting description of clothes and position is really much, much more; She was entering a higher spiritual reality. Huh?
On this beautiful 5th day of the week, we’re going to decode the hidden message behind Esther‘s entrance into the King's Palace, and hopefully, by the end of this, you’ll see how one verse holds the key to stepping into a higher level of awareness and divine guidance in our daily lives; as well as understanding some of the Apostle Paul's language of "putting off and putting on spiritual garments" (Rom. 13:14; Gal. 3:27; Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10-12; Eph. 6:11 (Isa. 59:17); Rom. 13:12-14; Job 29:14; Isa. 52:1; etc.).
Let’s dive in.
Esther is about to approach king Ashasuverus, unannounced, uninvited, and we know what kind of moody crazy king this is; we know what happened to his first wife Vashti when she did something that was not so good (Est.1:15-19). So obviously Esther is very, very sensitive and prepared after 3 days of fasting to plead on behalf of her nation. She's entering the royal chamber of the king...On the third day (the day of resurrection; living a resurrected lifestyle (Rom. 6:4,11), Esther put on Royal apparel and stood in the inner court of the King‘s palace facing the King’s palace, while the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room, facing the entrance of the palace...btw, interestingly enough, every place where the king is mentioned without qualification or inference (e.g. Est. 1:2, 9, etc.), there is a beautiful parallel to the Holy One, the King of kings, the Most High.
When she is standing, that is a reference to prayer and right standing with the Lord within His Temple (Psa. 24:3,4). One opposite the King‘s house is a reference to the holy temple where our prayers are always directed the inner court tells us that there are two courtyards of the Lord, the outer courtyard where the general population stood, and then the inner courtyard which you were closer to the Lord; the holy place, and the holy holy where you were as close to the Lord as you can get.
Esther was in the palace of Persia, and like us she was in exile from the Promised Land. As we all know, the world can sometimes feel like debilitating exile, full of distraction, struggles, and distance from holiness, but what we learned is every time we close our eyes in deep prayer we no longer have to be an exile. According to God's protocol of the Temple, we are transported into the innermost palace of the most high, (Heb. 4:14-16)...prayer's important (Psa. 66:18; Job 27:8,9; Prov. 15:8, 29; 28:9; Jn. 9:31; Jam. 4:3; etc.).
Esther clothed herself in royalty or royal garments, it doesn’t just mean that she put on the royal apparel or garments; as queen she did that everyday. It means she wrapped herself in the divine presence, the Shekinah glory of God as if it were the royal garments.
If it would have said the royal apparel/begdei malchut, we would emphasize clothing, but only the word malchut is used here which means the realm where the Shekinah glory of God connects us from the physical world to the spiritual. Do you ever wonder why the king was willing to give her up to 1/2 the kingdom (Est. 5:3,6; 7:2; vs Mk. 6:23)? Where did she get the courage and the strength to face the king? Yep, it was what she wore that day...malchut.
Malchut, the kingdom connector that takes all the blessings from above and brings them down into this world...yes, even during exile (Matt. 6:33). It's true, like Esther, we are in exile, but we can still carry holiness with us. We can still surround ourselves, making us untouchable, elevated, fully connected to the Lord and that’s why we need to wear malchut as we head out the door today.
Maybe we don’t see it. Maybe we don’t feel it, but in those moments of real real connection through meditation (Psa. 1) at the moment is wrapping us in His wings and suddenly, at that moment we’re no longer lost. We’re no longer in exile, we're in the innermost courtyard of the palace of the King. And as with Esther, the king will shift his mindset from judgment to mercy. It wasn't her presence that changed his mind, it was God‘s presence through her and he felt the light of her aura.
The majority of the world understands frequency and how it's connected to your mood, thought and action...and it's time for us, in the body of Christ to wake up to the reality of God's tangible presence through pursuing His Kingdom/malchut to offset the anger, collective anxiety, animosity and division in this world. Could you imagine if the whole multiplicity of creation would unite and unify itself for the glory of God, not Gen. 11:6! When we are connected to the source, when you anchor yourself in the source, we are vessels of God to transform evil decrees into joyous occasions.
Purim comes to teach us that through joy we strengthen our vibration within this world where we can radiate God’s presence in an exilic environment. What will you wear today?
Happy life lessons at Purim time!
Shalom
Passover and Unleavened Bread are coming (1 Cor. 5:6-8)!
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