Esther 3:12-14 “12 Then the king’s scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that Haman commanded—to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province according to its script, and to every … Continue reading The Story Of Esther Part 6: Evil Day Turned Into Victory!

Esther 4:14 {Mordecai to Esther} “14 For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” – (Queen Esther ponders Mordecai’s news.) … Continue reading The Story Of Esther Part 5: The 13th Of Adar

Esther 2:1-4 "After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. Then the king's servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his … Continue reading The Story Of Esther Part 4: Esther Becomes Queen

Esther 1:9-4 "Queen Vashti also made a feast for the women in the royal palace which belonged to King Ahasuerus. On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, to … Continue reading The Story Of Esther Part 3: Queen Vashti

Esther 9:19 “Therefore the Jews … made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, a good day, and of sending portions one to another.”  (Esther 9:19) - - Purim. Purim is one of the happiest holidays observed by Jewish people all over the world. It is a celebration of … Continue reading The Story Of Esther Part 2: The Festival Of Wine

1 Chronicles 9:1 “So all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their breach of faith.” - Long before the Jewish people were ever taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar, before there existed terrible danger to … Continue reading The Story Of Esther: Part 1-Background