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Welcome Everyone. The works of the Lord are great!! Ps 111. Esther Review. Though God may at times seem distant, He is always actively at work. Though absent by name from this book, God is present in every scene and in the movement of every event,
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Welcome Everyone The works of the Lord are great!! Ps 111
Esther Review • Though God may at times seem distant, He is alwaysactively at work. • Though absent by name from this book, God is present in every scene and in the movement of every event, • until He brings everything to a marvelous climax as He proves Himself Lord and Savior of His people.
Mordecai’s Plea • Ease leads to Grief v.1-3 • Grief leads to Repentance • Repentance leads to Wisdom • Wisdom leads to Action • “Who knows whether you are here for such a time as this”
Esther’s Plan • Dangerous • The Law 4.11 Xerxes had a Reputation • Dependent • 4.16 Called for Fasting and Prayer • Determined • 4.16 “If I perish, I perish”
Haman’s Pridev.9-14 • Delighted & Deluded • “I’ve been chosen” • Romans 12:3 • Disturbed v.13 • In bondage to anger and revenge
The King’s Problem • Dreamless v.1 • Proverbs 21:1 • Dense v.3,4 • Oblivious to Haman’s issue • Delighted v.2,3,6 • With Mordecai
Haman’s Predicament11-14 • Devastated v.12,13a • Doomed13b