VIEWING TRIALS THROUGH THE LIFE IF JOB. This is a quote by Alfred Edeshein that will lead us into the study of the life of Job. “We cannot understand the meaning of many trials, God does not explain them.” “To explain a trial would be to destroy the object … which is that calling forthContinue reading “1. THE BOOK OF JOB.”
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7. Esther’s Final Plea.
ESTHER APPEALS TO THE KING. Now the Queen had asked the Jews to fast and pray for her, as she, unsummoned, would present herself before the king. Fasting is a symbolic form of prayer in the Old Testament. She was throwing herself at the mercy of the King in this matter. On the third day,Continue reading “7. Esther’s Final Plea.”
6. ESTHER’S SECOND BANQUET.
At the first banquet nothing untoward happened. They enjoyed one another’s company and the King looked quizzically at his beautiful wife waiting for her to share her secret request. Nothing was said, except that they were invited tomorrow for another feast at her favour. Haman was so confident in himself that he would carry outContinue reading “6. ESTHER’S SECOND BANQUET.”
5. ESTHER’S COURAGE.
MORDECAI heard about Haman’s plot against his Race. He tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, left the city, and ‘wailed’ in a bitter cry! The Queen found out that there was a great mourning among the Jews, weeping and wailing. Many were lying in sackcloth and ashes. Esther sent clothes for Mordecai, butContinue reading “5. ESTHER’S COURAGE.”
4. BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ESTHER!
HER BACKGROUND. Esther was a Jewish orphan girl. She was the daughter of the deceased Abihail, the cousin of Mordecai the Jew. He was also carried away from Jerusalem with the captives when Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachinn, the king, into Babylon. She was stunningly beautiful, and her beauty surpassed other adorable women. She possessed inner lovelinessContinue reading “4. BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ESTHER!”
THE BOOK OF ESTHER.
HAMAN THE ENEMY OF THE JEWS. IN THIS BOOK OF ESTHER, WE INTRODUCE A DEVIOUS SERPENT OF A MAN NAMED HAMAN APPEARING ON THE SCENE. Chapters 3-7. This man had risen in the king’s favour to become the king’s Vister of the realm. The King commanded that every knee should bow to Haman inContinue reading “THE BOOK OF ESTHER.”
2. QUEEN VASHTI DETHRONED.
AHASUERUS AND VASHTI. Who was this Persian King that ruled over one hundred and twenty Provinces stretching from India and Ethiopia? Studies have shown him to be XERXES. He was a ruthless man, cruel and most immoral. He possessed a furious temper. He punished and slew many people though innocent of any crime. It helpsContinue reading “2. QUEEN VASHTI DETHRONED.”
1. THE LIFE OF QUEEN ESTHER.
THE BOOK. Covering this book may take some time as there are crucial Characters mentioned here. Each person has something to teach us Before we look at the main characters in this true story, we note that God is not mentioned in this book. But you will see He is in the shadows watching overContinue reading “1. THE LIFE OF QUEEN ESTHER.”
1. THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH.
A GEM OF A BOOK. Nehemiah is a gem of a book in the spiritual sense, teaching us how, under Nehemiah’s leadership, the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt by those who had returned to rebuild Jerusalem. Also, he instructed the people once more in the Law given to Israel by Moses. Ezra, as we learnedContinue reading “1. THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH.”
1. EZRA, THE PRIEST OF GOD.
THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL! The restoration of the Jews happened under the edict of Cyrus, the King of Persia. Again Israel had turned her back on the One True God. He who had brought her out of Egypt and placed her in the Land of Promise to live in other people’s houses they had notContinue reading “1. EZRA, THE PRIEST OF GOD.”
Light in the Darkness! 