Good morning,
We have come to the conclusion of our study of the Book of Esther.
The festival of Purim celebrates God’s deliverance from a plot to destroy all the Jews. This year the celebration begins on the evening of 23 March and ends on the evening of 24 March.
This week we will look at chapters 8-10. The plot of Haman is revealed to the King. Haman is judged. Mordecai is promoted. A new letter is sent. The feast of Purim is inaugurated.
Today is provided the highlights of chapters 8-10, with a challenge for each chapter.
Chapter 10
Mordecai’s greatness (10:1-3)
“And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.”
Mordecai is second to the king. More importantly, he is accepted by the Jews as a great benevolent leader.
So the story has a happy ending.
God orchestrated each event. He was in every circumstance that Mordecai, Esther, and Haman encountered.
“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” (Proverbs 15:3)
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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