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Esther. Unfinished Business. . Esther exemplifies a great servant of God Pure character Depended on God Brave. Esther. Unfinished Business. . Young women can be heroines of faith Devotion to God & His cause Influence those in power Inspire a generation of God’s people. Esther.
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Esther Unfinished Business • Esther exemplifies a great servant of God • Pure character • Depended on God • Brave
Esther Unfinished Business • Young women can be heroines of faith • Devotion to God & His cause • Influence those in power • Inspire a generation of God’s people
Esther Unfinished Business Irrevocable Laws Deliverance Memorial
Esther Unfinished Business Irrevocable Laws • Laws of the Persians could not be revoked, Est. 8:5-11 • Not possible to revoke • Required serious contemplation • Bad ones not changed
Esther Unfinished Business Irrevocable Laws • Laws of the Persians could not be revoked, Est. 8:5-11 • Contradictory laws, Est. 8:8-12 • Serious flaw • Effectively created a civil war
Esther Unfinished Business Irrevocable Laws • God’s laws are perfect, Psa. 19:7; Jas. 1:25 • Every law is good, Rom. 7:12 • God has the authority to change, • Heb. 7:12-14
Esther Unfinished Business Irrevocable Laws • God’s laws are perfect, Psa. 19:7; Jas. 1:25 • No laws contradict each other • Truth agrees with truth, Gal. 1:6-9 • Harmony among teachers, 2 Pt. 3:16 • Example: baptism • Jesus, Mk. 16:16 • Peter, Acts 2:38 • Ananias, Acts 22:16 • Paul, Col. 2:11, 12
Esther Unfinished Business Deliverance • Jews took action for their own deliverance, Est. 9:1-5 • God worked – Providence • Jews put faith to work – fought back
Esther Unfinished Business Deliverance • We must act in our deliverance • Reconciliation, Eph. 2:1-9 • God, Acts 19:1 • Revealed all truth • Preserved truth • Truth available
Esther Unfinished Business Deliverance • We must act in our deliverance • Reconciliation, Eph. 2:1-9 • Man, Acts 19:2-5 • Hear • Believe • Apply
Esther Unfinished Business Deliverance • We must act in our deliverance • Restoration • God, 2 Pt. 3:9 • Patient & longsuffering • Opportunity • Brethren to help, Gal. 6:1, 2
Esther Unfinished Business Deliverance • We must act in our deliverance • Restoration • Man, Acts 8:18-24 • Examine ourselves • Repent & pray • Fruit of repentance
Esther Unfinished Business Memorial • The Feast of Purim was instituted, Est. 9:20-28 • Similar to the Passover, Ex. 12 • Celebrated to this day
Esther Unfinished Business Memorial • We have a memorial of our deliverance: • The Lord’s Supper, Mt. 26:26-29 • Delivered from our adversary, Heb. 2:14, 15 • Freed from oppression of sin, Heb. 1:1-3 • Remember Who & what: Jesus & sacrifice