Sermons
- Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 The Sovereign in the Shadows (Smith)
Esther, a Jew, is extremely beautiful, so she enters the contest to become the new queen of Persia. But Mordecai, Esther’s adoptive father, warns Esther to hide the fact that she is a Jew As we’ll soon see, that is red flag # 1.
- Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 Risks We Can Take (Hoffacker)
The theme of God’s people struggling to survive in a sophisticated, alien culture appears throughout the Bible, especially in the Old Testament. This theme is central to the Book of Esther.