The Bible story
Queen Esther
Esther, a young Jewish woman, became queen of Persia. When an official named Haman plotted to destroy all the Jews, her cousin Mordecai urged her to go to the king, though going in uninvited could cost her life. Esther fasted and went in, the king held out his gold scepter to her, and her people were saved.
And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
— Esther 4:14 (BSB)
Read the whole story: Esther 3–8
