Search results
Nov 25, 2018 · Such a Time as This: Esther 4:1-17. Introduction. Esther- A story of Rescue through the most unlikely of people. God’s Silence; God’s Activity; God Uses Broken People; God’s Heart of Rescue; God’s People Celebrate ; Esther 4:1-17
Aug 19, 2012 · Several years into the reign of Ahasuerus – or Xerxes – the book of Esther opens when he calls a six-month summit, does the king, in the capital city of Shushan – or Susa as it’s called. This occurred in 483 B.C. And this is a strategic war planning meeting, a six-month war strategy session.
People also ask
What is Esther chapter 4?
What was Esther's role in the Bible?
What does Esther decide to do?
Do you want to open your Bible to the Book of Esther?
- The Mourning of Mordecai
- Mordecai Reports to Esther
- The Fear of Esther
- For Such A Time as This
- Esther’s Decision
Esther 4:1. When Mordecai learned all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city. He cried out with a loud and bitter cry. Mordecai heard about the edict to annihilate the Jews, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes. This is a little odd for us to think about, but this...
Esther 4:6-7. So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square that was in front of the king’s gate. And Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king’s treasuries to destroy the Jews. Money is specifically mentioned here, showing that money was apparently a key motive in Haman’s...
Esther 4:11. “All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that any man or woman who goes into the inner court to the king, who has not been called, he has but one law: put all to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter, that he may live. Yet I myself have not been called to go in to the king these...
Esther 4:12-13. So they told Mordecai Esther’s words. And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: “Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews.” Even the queen was not exempt from Haman’s plot. Now Haman, we can be sure, did not know that his plot would effect the queen, and we do not know what...
What does Esther decide? Esther 4:15-16. Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai: “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!” Esther is a well trained...
Feb 11, 2024 · Esther Chapter 4. Sermon Transcript. You are at a crossroads...it's time to be brave...which road will you choose? Join Dr. Marty Baker as he unpacks the story of Esther in Chapter 4 and challenges us to consider, that we too, may have been made, "For such a time as this."
This is our fourth week doing that in the Old Testament book of Esther. This morning, as we continue to do that, we find that Esther chapter four is a schoolroom where the Lord would sit us down alongside our brother Mordecai and our sister Esther and teach us about faith and repentance.
Bible Studies on Esther: Chapter 4 Confusion, Crying, and Chaos. Publication date: September, 2023 | Author: De Jong, Norman | Category: Bible study | Volume: Vol 69 Issue 2 2019. Scripture: Esther 4 Background Reading: Matthew 16:21–23; 17:22–23; 20:17–19. The opening line of Esther 4 is revealing. It is the key to understanding this chapter.
Esther 4, It Is Your Time. Haman, as the enemy of the Jews, has set up his terrible plan “to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day” (3:13). The proclamation is spreading through the empire, throwing the city of Susa into confusion (3:15).
