he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews.
So strictly did the laws of Persia confine the wives, especially the king's wives, that it was not possible for Mordecai to have a conference with Esther about this important affair, but divers messages are here carried between them by Hatach, whom the king had appointed to attend her, and it seems he was one she could confide in. I.
Commenting on Esther 4:5-17
Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer. Which follows, and was sent by the messengers she sent the above to him. Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer. Which follows, and was sent by the messengers she sent the above to him. Esther 4:16 est 4:16 est 4:16 est 4:16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan,....
Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther--His answer was to this effect, that Esther need not indulge the vain hope she would, from her royal connection, escape the general doom of her race--that he (Mordecai) confidently believed God would interpose, and, if not through her, by some other deliverer, save His people; but that the duty evidently devolved on her, as there was great reason to...