For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
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We are prone to shrink from services that are attended with peril or loss. But when the cause of Christ and his people demand it, we must take up our cross, and follow him.
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This thought runs through Esther 4:10-14.
Esther 4:14 quoted in popular culture
- Remarks at the White House Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in Los Angeles, California
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Remarks at the White House Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in Los Angeles, California · George W. Bush · American Presidency Project hit for the phrase "for such a time as this". Excerpt: grace that kept me alive for such a time as this ." That's Leticia's words …
- Remarks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission
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Remarks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission · Donald J. Trump (2nd Term) · American Presidency Project hit for the phrase "for such a time as this".
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- Cannibalism in literature
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- Kayleigh McEnany
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- Maipelo Mophuting
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Wikiquote match for "for such a time as this" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "for such a time as this". Snippet: would like to take this opportunity to thank God for selecting me for such a time as this , I am under no illusion that I’m here by nothing more than his
- Mordecai
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Wikiquote match for "for such a time as this" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "for such a time as this". Snippet: perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this ?” Book of Esther 4:13-14 NIV. “O Lord God, King and ruler of all