Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Golden sceptre
Bible References
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Genesis 32:28
"Your name won't be Jacob anymore," the man replied, "but Israel, because you exerted yourself against both God and men, and you've emerged victorious."
Nehemiah 1:11
"And now, Lord, I ask you to listen to the prayer of your servant and to the prayers of your servants who delight in revering your Name. I ask you, please prosper your servant today by granting him to receive favor from this man." Now I was the king's senior security advisor.
Psalm 116:1
I love the LORD because he has heard my prayer for mercy;
Proverbs 21:1
A king's heart is a water stream that the LORD controls; he directs it wherever he pleases.
Acts 7:10
and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler of Egypt and of his whole household.
Acts 10:4
He stared at the angel in terror and asked, "What is it, Lord?"
Golden sceptre
Esther 4:11
"Every servant of the king and every person in the king's provinces knows that for any man or woman who goes to the king in the inner court without being summoned there is only one law that he be put to death unless the king holds out the golden scepter to him. Only then he will live. For these last 30 days I've not been summoned to come to the king."
Esther 8:4
The king extended the golden scepter to Esther, and she got up and stood before the king.