Thoughts How Involved Is God? Do you believe that God orders events in the lives of people to accomplish His plans? There are some people who believe that once God finished His work of creation, He stepped away and let events on earth happen on their own. Seems like a foolish notion to me. In…
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Thoughts Introduction Esther is the final book of history in the Bible. King Ahasuerus is better known as Xerxes to students of history, and he was the son of Darius I, whom we read about in the books of Ezra, Daniel and Haggai. The ruins of Ahasuerus’ palace, in which the events of this book…
Read MoreQueen Esther asks the king to spare her people. The nobleman has a surprise, and Esther’s cousin Mordecai is forever remembered among the Jews.
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We begin the last of the historical books of the Old Testament today. Esther, a beautiful Jewish girl, is made Queen by King Xerxes. Then, one of the king’s favorite noblemen issues a decree in the King’s name to have all the Jews in the kingdom murdered. Will Queen Esther step in to try to…
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