3. ESTHER’S OVERWHELMING MESSAGE - God’s Control Can’t Be Calculated - God’s Solutions Can’t Be Anticipated - God’s Plans Can’t Be Thwarted - God’s Sovereign Choice To Include US In The Mix Can’t Be Comprehended
4. “ COINCIDENCES” IN ESTHER - Vashti loses her Queen-ship (1:12-19) ; Esther Chosen by the king (2:17) - Mordecai discovers plot against king (2:22) ; recorded In king’s annals (2:23) - Esther’s favorable reception By the king (5:1)
5. “ COINCIDENCES” IN ESTHER - The King’s insomnia (6:1) ; reading of Mordecai’s heroism 5 yrs earlier (6:2-3) - Haman’s early arrival in the court (6:5) ; the honoring of Mordecai (6:5-6) - Haman’s plea for mercy (7:7) ; Haman hung/impaled on the gallows intended for Mordecai, & on “false charges” no less (7:10)
6. THE WHISPER of GOD’S PRESENCE “… let the King & Haman come today…” (yabo hammelek whaman hayyom) - Esther 5:4
7. THE WHISPER of GOD’S PRESENCE “… let the King & Haman come today…” ( Y abo H ammelek W haman H ayyom) - Esther 5:4
8. THE WHISPER of GOD’S PRESENCE “… let the King & Haman come today…” ( Y H W H ) - Esther 5:4
9. THE WHISPER of GOD’S PRESENCE “… let the King & Haman come today…” ( Y H W H ) - Esther 5:4 Just Because God Is SILENT , Doesn’t Mean He Isn’t PRESENT
10. THE WHISPER of GOD’S PRESENCE “… for he saw the evil that was determined for him…” (ky r’h ky klth ‘ lyw hr ’ h) - Esther 7:7b Just Because God Is SILENT , Doesn’t Mean He Isn’t PRESENT
11. THE WHISPER of GOD’S PRESENCE “… for he saw the evil that was determined for him…” (k Y r’ H k Y klt H ‘ ly W hr ’ H ) - Esther 7:7b Just Because God Is SILENT , Doesn’t Mean He Isn’t PRESENT
12. THE TURNING POINT of THE BOOK “ That night the king could not sleep...” - Esther 6:1
13. THE TURNING POINT of ESTHER’S LIFE “ Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief & deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place…And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this.” - Esther 4:12-14
14. THE TURNING POINT of ESTHER’S LIFE “ Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, & fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I & my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.” - Esther 4:15-17
15. THE TURNING POINT of OUR FAITH “… And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this.” - Esther 4:12-14
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17. ESTHER’S OVERWHELMING MESSAGE - God’s Control Can’t Be Calculated - God’s Solutions Can’t Be Anticipated - God’s Plans Can’t Be Thwarted - God’s Sovereign Choice To Include US In The Mix Can’t Be Comprehended
45. ESTHER’S OVERWHELMING MESSAGE - God’s Control Can’t Be Calculated - God’s Solutions Can’t Be Anticipated - God’s Plans Can’t Be Thwarted - God’s Sovereign Choice To Include US In The Mix Can’t Be Comprehended
