When the king ordered the search for beautiful women, many were taken to the king's palace in Susa, and Esther was one of them. Hegai was put in charge of all the women, and from the first day, Esther was his favorite. He began her beauty treatments at once. He also gave her plenty of food and seven special maids from the king's palace, and they had the best rooms.
(Esther 2:8-9, CEV)
It’s often said that Esther is the only book in the Bible in which God’s name isn’t mentioned, but His presence is evident throughout it.
Today’s verses are the first where we really sense that God is working His plan through Esther. We don’t know exactly how many women were gathered to the palace, but we can assume there were many. One hundred? Or more? We don’t know for sure, but no matter the actual number, somehow Esther gains immediate favor with Hegai, the eunuch who is in charge of this new group of women.
God had a definite plan in place, and Esther is key to fulfill that plan. And so she receives special favor from a man of influence in the harem. Her beauty treatments begin “at once.” She gets her own maids and the “best rooms.”
Yes. She receives favor from Hegai. And favor from God.
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