Bible Survey #32 and #33 - Esther

During the exile of Judah, there were some who came back to the Promised Land and were used by God to do great deeds of restoration. Others lived out their days in the land of their captors. Mordecai and Esther were in this second group.

Though they did not get to return to Israel, the Lord provided for them and used them for His purposes. In her time, Esther was called to a position of important influence as a queen to the ruler of the Persian empire. When an enemy of the Jews sought to destroy the people of God, it was the queen's honor to face the possibility of death for the good of the Lord's people.

The book that bears Esther's name tells the inspiring story of the deliverance of the Jews from the hands of those who sought their demise. This book tells us just one account of how God has been faithful to His promises over many centuries. It also serves as a warning to those who would seek to harm those that God has promised to bless.

In this world there is much tribulation, but a Deliverer has come for the Lord's Zion. He has spoken words of peace to all who will hear His voice. His life and death have secured the welfare, not only of the Jews, but of all Gentiles who will put their trust in the Messiah.

The people mourn and fast in desperate days.

One woman finds the courage then to plead

That all the Jews will find a way to life.

Salvation comes to all God's Israel.