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2. ( Esther 1:12) Queen Vashti refuses to appear before the drunken guests of the feast. But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs; therefore the king was furious, and his anger burned within him. a. But Queen Vashti refused to come: Though Vashti was by no means a follower of the true God, she had enough ...
v. 1 Later when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. v. 2 Then the king’s personal attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. v. 3 Let the king appoint commissioners in every province of his realm to bring all these ...
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The Book of Esther in one sense is the most remarkable in the Bible, and that is because the name of God is not mentioned in this book at all. There is not even a divine title or pronoun that refers to God. Yet the heathen king is mentioned 192 times. Prayer is not mentioned—it wouldn’t be, since God is omitted.
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Esther in the Bible is a woman of courage and faith. As a Jewish believer myself, she is one of my favorite Biblical figures because of her love for her people and her faithfulness to her God. In fact, my Hebrew name is the same as the Hebrew for Esther: Hadassah. In this study, we will look at her lessons of faithfulness and God’s goodness in plac...
As we explore this Esther Bible study, let’s look for these 10 lessons from the Book of Esther that we can learn from as we go through her story: 1. Never assume you are too insignificant for God to use! 2. You can step out in faith, trusting that God can equip you with the courage you need, when you need it! 3. God has a plan and a purpose for you...
Let’s also look at 10 characteristics of Esther in the Bible and see what we can learn from them and how to apply them to our own lives as we explore her story: • Like Esther, we can overcome difficulties • Like Esther, it’s important to be humble and gentle • Like Esther, we have the power to influence others for good • Like Esther, we should have...
It is widely believed, due to the following quotes from the Book of Esther, that both Mordecai AND Esther wrote this Book. Esther 9:20 says: And Esther 9:29 says: When read literally from the Hebrew, verse 29 reads more like: Chabad also states that Esther and Mordecai wrote the Book of Esther, but that it was essentially secular (which is why it m...
First, in this Bible study, we need to delve into what led Esther to the palace to begin with. So let’s first look the story of Esther before she became queen! In the 3rd year of the reign of King Ahasuerus (sometimes called King Xerxes), the king made a feast for himself, his officials, servants, nobles. The king reigned over 27 provinces in the P...
So let’s revisit who Esther was now that we have explored the story a bit more in a bit of a summary: Shewas a Jewish woman and again, Esther’s Hebrew name was Hadassah, which means Myrtle tree. Esther was the cousin of a man named Mordecai who lived in Shushan. Esther had lived with her cousin Mordecai since she was a little girl due to her having...
Mordecai learns of this decree and he tears his clothes and puts on sackcloth and ashes, a sign of deep mourning or sorrow as well as an act of humility and repentance before God, and then he goes out into the city. News reached Estherof her cousin so she sent clothes to Mordecai to remove his sackcloth but he refused to accept the clothing. Esther...
Mordecai sends word to maybe ‘not so gently’ remind HER that she too is a Jew and she is also a target of this decree. In more direct terms, he was letting her know she too was dead if she DIDN’T go before the king. The palace and her position offered her no protection. The king could not defy his own decree if it was discovered that Esther was a J...
Esther goes into the king and the Bible tells us she found favor with him. He wasn’t angered by her appearance before him without being summoned. In fact, he even asks her what she would like from him, up to half the kingdom, and she tells him she would like to invite him and Haman to a banquet. Haman’s narcissistic ego certainly was piqued by her ...
However, insomnia would prove to be Haman’s undoing. You see, that night the king has a tough time sleeping so he calls for his book of records to be brought in and read to him! That would put me to sleep too!! And when it is read to him, it revisits the time the plot to kill the king was discovered and revealed by Mordecai, saving the king’s life....
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Esther then is the one book in the Bible where we must, through the illuminating power of the Holy Spirit, interpret the events primarily as an observer of life. The book of Esther provides this choice opportunity to search for evidences of the hand of God in everyday life. COME AND SEE THE WORKS OF GOD,
