Silly Speculating

"When the turn came for Esther (the girl Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail) to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king's eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested." ~Esther

An orphan that had been raised by her cousin, Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her. She had been given a year of beauty treatments, special food, seven maids and the best place in the harem. As a favorite of the eunuchs, she was able to use their knowledge of the king when choosing the one thing that she was allowed to take with her from the harem when she was presented to him. I've often speculated what it was that she took that made her memorable to a man who had his choice of any woman in the land.

I've wondered if perhaps it was a musical instrument or a special lotion. There have been times that I've thought a game or a dazzling costume might have intrigued him. Scripture is silent about it and it's not all that "spiritual" to think about but silly speculating is fun sometimes. Whatever it was, she went from being an orphan of exiled parents to the queen of 127 provinces stretching from India to the upper Nile, won the heart of a king, and saved her people from persecution. I doubt it was just the beauty treatments!

"The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord." ~Sons of Korah