From another place – that is, “from some other quarter.” Mordecai probably concluded from the prophetic Scriptures that God would <…

Enlargement. —Literally, a breathing-space.

From another place. —Although he does not explain his meaning, and in…

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time
And will not speak to the king in favour of the Jews, because …

We are prone to shrink from services that are accompanied by danger or loss. But when the cause of Christ and his people demands it, we must take u…