Esther 4:2

And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

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Interpretation

Mordecai avowed his relation to the Jews. Public calamities, that oppress the church of God, should affect our hearts more than any private affliction, and it is peculiarly distressing to occasion sufferings to others.

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This thought runs through Esther 4:1-3.

Esther 4:1 Esther 4:2 Esther 4:3

Glossary

Sackcloth People: Cloth made of black goats’ hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners ( Gen. 37:34 ; 42:25 ; 2 Sam. 3:31 ; Esther 4:1 , 2; Ps. 30:11 , etc. ), and as a sign of repentance ( Matt. 11:21 ).