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The Book of Esther

The ancient book of Esther is an Old Testament book. So what can it offer a Christian living in the days of grace? It might do all Christians well to know that our God has incorporated into His Word the stories of two women--one named Esther and the other Ruth. Both of these women’s lives have had great significance in proving great doctrinal statements of truth in the out workings of God's Providence.

In Esther's situation, God chose to reveal how He worked a work of grace in her live, and how her obedient faith in the eternal God saved not only her life, but the lives of all Jews that were being held in bondage. This episode of ancient world history happened during the reign of King Xerxes, who was the son of King Darius I. King Darius I attempted to conquer Greece in 481 BC and his army was severely defeated and crushed at Salamis in 480 BC and again at Plataea in 479 BC.

The story of Queen Esther takes place during the reign of King Xerxes, who is known in the scriptures as King Ahasuerus that lived in Shushan the palace. His province stretched from present day Turkey east to India and south to Ethiopia. During that time period it was the largest of all provinces in the known world.

So we not only have a worldly historical account of this time period, but God has also chosen to reveal to us in Holy Scriptures how He chose to keep His ancient people, [whom He was punishing by placing them in exile from the land of Israel] from being exterminated. A wicked governmental official named Haman had a great influence upon King Ahasuerus, and had persuaded him of a method of eliminating God's people. But God's providence ruled over the devices of men, and caused Haman and his family to be executed, instead of the Jews.

The story of Queen Esther clearly shows from the beginning to the end how God showed favor on her as a common Jewish woman, and led her from being a nobody to a queen. After becoming a queen how her faith was tested to the point of death, and how God turned a diabolical scheme of a curse on His people into a blessing. This series of messages from the book of Esther will reveal both secular and sacred history, and their inseparable and climatic conclusion.

Does The Book of Esther really have any significance to a Christian?

Yes, it reveals the providence of our Almighty God among the people on this earth!

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Part	Title/Subject	Reference
	Chapter One
D01	Introduction to the Book	Esther 1
D02	The King’s Party -- 1	Esther 1:1-4
D03	The King’s Party -- 2	Esther 1:1-4
D04	The King’s Feast Grand Finale	Esther 1:5-8
D05	The Queen’s Feast	Esther 1:9
D06	King’s Shameful Request, Queen’s Steadfast Refusal -- 1	Esther 1:10-12
D07	King’s Shameful Request, Queen’s Steadfast Refusal -- 2	Esther 1:10-12
D08	The King’s Anger	Esther 1:10-12
D09	The King’s Courtly Business Meeting	Esther 1:13-22
	Chapter Two
D10	Historical, Political and Spiritual Settings	Esther 2:1-7
D11	Repentance—Its True Face and Fruits	Esther 2:1-7
D12	Vanity of Beauty	Esther 2:1-7
D13	Payday is Coming	Esther 2:5-7
D14	The Favor of God Revealed and Demonstrated	Esther 2:8-11
D15	The Promotion by God Revealed and Demonstrated	Esther 2:12-20
D16	Little is Much When God is In It	Esther 2:21-23
	Chapter Three
D17	Malice in the Palace	Esther 3:1-6
D18	Authority and Our Response to It--1	Esther 3:1-6
D19	Authority and Our Response to It--2	Rom. 12:9--13:7
D20	Authority and Our Response to It--3	Rom. 13:1-7
D21	Authority and Our Response to It--4	Dan. 2:37-45
D22	Authority and Our Response to It--5	Dan. 5:17-23
D23	Duties of Civil Magistrates	Rom. 13:1-3
D24	Our Duty to the Government	Rom. 13:4-7 Matt. 17:24-27
D25	Civil Disobedience--1	Judges 6:1-11
D26	Civil Disobedience--2 Jesus' example	Mark 2:23-28
D27	Civil Disobedience--3 other biblical examples	Josh. 2:1-7
D28	Hatred, Pride and Folly--The Devil's Soup--1	Esther 3:5-15
D29	Hatred, Pride and Folly--The Devil's Soup--2	Psalm 10
D30	Hatred, Pride and Folly--The Devil's Soup--3	Esther 3:8-15; I Sam. 25:36-39
D31	Hatred, Pride and Folly--The Devil's Soup--4	Esther 3:8-15
D32	Hatred, Pride and Folly--The Devil's Soup--5	Esther 3:8-15
D33	Malice in the Palace--conclusion	Esther 3:12-15
	Chapter Four
D34	The Lamentation of Mordecai	Esther 4:1-3
D35	The Lamentation of the Jews	Esther 4:3-8
D36	Esther's Consternation with Mordecai	Esther 4:4-9
D37	Esther's Dilemma--The Mystery of God's Providence--1	Esther 4:10-12
D38	Esther's Dilemma--The Mystery of God's Providence--2	Prov. 21:1-2
D39	Esther's Dilemma--The Mystery of God's Providence--3	Gen. 50:15-21
D40	A Biblical Perspective on Slavery--Introduction	I Cor. 9:19-23
D41	A Biblical Perspective on Slavery--Old Testament Regulations--1	Exodus 21:1-6
D42	A Biblical Perspective on Slavery--Captives in Time of War	Deut. 21:10-14
D43	A Biblical Perspective on Slavery--A Runaway Slave	Deut. 23:15-16
D44	A Biblical Perspective on Slavery--A Biblical Rebuttal	Col. 3:18--4:1
D45	A Biblical Perspective on Slavery--A Runaway Restored and Returned--1	Philemon
D46	A Biblical Perspective on Slavery--A Runaway Restored and Returned--2	Col. 4:7-14
D47	Behind the Scenes Realities of God's Providence	Est. 4:13-14
D48	Esther's Plan of Attack	Est. 4:15-17

Who knoweth whether thou art come

to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Esther 4:14

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