Women’s Bible Study
My original intention was to blog about Esther as we went through Beth Moore’s study Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman. I did some extra research on my own in addition to the study material and found some of it so interesting that I wanted to share it. After my Daniel study I realized that I [...]
These days should be remembered and observed in every generation by every family, and in every province and in every city. And these days of Purim should never fail to be celebrated by the Jews—nor should the memory of these days die out among their descendants. The Jews’ success was so great that Mordecai instructed [...]
On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them. I’ve never been in a situation where my doom was imminent, but I can imagine that as each day approached I would feel it [...]
“When Mordecai left the king’s presence, he was wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large crown of gold and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration. For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honor.” Oh, how the tables have turned! [...]
“Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, “A pole reaching to a height of fifty cubits stands by Haman’s house. He had it set up for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.” The king said, “Impale him on it!” Not long after Haman finished his humiliating task of parading Mordecai around [...]
“That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.” Normally I sleep very well, so on the rare occasion that I do have trouble sleeping it really gets me frustrated. There was one night where I [...]
“When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.” After fasting for three days with zero food and zero water, Esther puts on her royal robes in [...]
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