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OUTLINE: I. The wife who refused to obey her husband, Chapter 1. II. The beauty contest to choose a real queen, Chapter 2. III. Haman and anti-Semitism, Chapter 3. IV. For such a time as this, Chapter 4. V. The scepter of grace and the nobility of Esther, Chapter 5. VI. When a king could not sleep at night, Chapter 6. VII.
- King Ahasuerus Banishes Queen Vashti (Esther 1:1-22) Ahasuerus, king of all Persia Persia was a southwestern Asian country. The Persian empire was a series of empires that occupied what is currently Afghanistan and Iran from 600 B.C.E.
- Esther Becomes Queen (Esther 2:1-18) King Ahasuerus has all the beautiful young virgins in his kingdom gathered into his harem so that he might choose a queen.
- Mordecai Saves King Ahasuerus (Esther 2:19-23) Meanwhile Mordecai, while sitting at the king’s gate Gates are openings in walls or fences for entrance and departure.
- Haman Plots to Destroy All the Jews (Esther 3:1-15) Haman, the king’s chief official, is angered by Mordecai’s refusal to bow down before him and convinces the king to issue a proclamation that on the 13th day of Adar, the day chosen by lots called purim, the Jews would be destroyed and their goods plundered.
- Summary of The Book of Esther
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This summary of the book of Esther provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Esther.
Although we do not know who wrote the book of Esther, from internal evidence it is possible to make some inferences about the author and the date of composition. It is clear that the author was a Jew, both from his emphasis on the origin of a Jewish festival and from the Jewish nationalism that permeates the story. The author's knowledge of Persian...
The author's central purpose was to record the institution of the annual festival of Purim and to keep alive for later generations the memory of the great deliverance of the Jewish people during the reign of Xerxes. The book accounts for both the initiation of that observance and the obligation for its perpetual commemoration (see 3:7; 9:26-32; see...
The Feasts of Xerxes (1:1;2:18)The Feasts of Esther (2:19;7:10)The Feasts of Purim (chs. 8-10)Outline of the Book of Esther. I. CONTENTION IN THE KINGDOM (1:1–22) Regalia of King Ahasuerus (vv. 1–9) Requirement of King Ahasuerus (vv. 10–11) Refusal of Queen Vashti (v. 12) Removal of Queen Vashti (vv. 13–22) II. CORONATION OF ESTHER (2:1–23) Search for a queen (vv. 1–4) Steps to acquire a queen (vv. 5–14)
The book is divided into 10 chapters. Here is a quick summary of their contents: Chapter 1: King Achashveirosh of Persia holds two giant parties, and he has his wife, Vashti, executed. Chapter 2: A search for a new queen results in Esther (cousin of the Torah sage Mordechai) being taken to the palace, but not sharing her Jewish identity ...
The title of the book derives from the main character in the book. The Persian name Esther means “star” referring to the. goddess Ishatar. Her Hebrew name Hadassah means “myrtle” which God uses as an illustration of Israel’s beauty when He. redeems her from exile (Isa. 55:13). Mordecai’s name is derived from Marduk, the lord of the ...
ESTHER, BOOK OF. Outline. 1. Background. Unless the identification is rejected on other grounds, it should be assumed that Ahasuerus (1:1) is the king of Persia usually known as Xerxes I (486-465 b.c.). The Heb. form of his name, אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֑ושׁ, corresponds to the Pers. form, khshayarsha.
