Esther 4:16 (WEB)
“Go and assemble the Jews that are in Susa, and all of you fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, night and day. My maidens and I will also fast. Then I will go in to the king contrary to the law, even if I must die.”
Fathers and councils · 3
Athanasius of Alexandria
“And blessed Esther, when destruction was about to come on all her race, and the nation of Israel was ready to perish, defeated the fury of the tyrant by no other means than by fasting and prayer to God, and changed the ruin of her people into safety.” — editor's note: Esther iv. 16.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Esther by her fasts moved a proud king.” — editor's note: Esth. iv. 16.
Read the whole comment“Why did Queen Esther expose herself to death and not fear the wrath of a fierce king?” — editor's note: Esther iv. 16.
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.21.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.21.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.21.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.21.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy III.21.