![]() One of my most helpful commentaries on Esther was from Joyce Baldwin. It is also important to see that it is satirical - the proud are ridiculed and brought down - including Mordecai. The genre is important - this is history - and with history you don’t necessarily assume that what believers did was right and use it as a model.The Bible is not about us - but about God - every “hero” is flawed, but God is forever faithful.Stop and contemplate when you are quickened - God is speaking to you.Slow down - don’t assume you know it - you may have been taught wrong.My purpose during these three weeks in Esther is to learn to read the Bible so it transforms your life. I think you will be both fascinated and encouraged by this week’s Bible study. You simply need to read S L O W L Y and be alert. Though it is eye-opening to read historians say perhaps 400 to 1,000 women were involved, by simply noting how many provinces from which young virgins were taken (127) you can figure out it was a lot of women. #ESTHER BIBLE STUDY HOW TO#Though it is helpful to know some cultural practices (eunuchs taught women in the harem how to please the king sexually), you can figure out what is going on without knowing that if you read slowly. Though it is true that it helps to know the meaning of some Hebrew words (such as “pleases” the king and “went into” the king) you can figure out what is going on without knowing Hebrew if you read slowly. You will see God as the hero,the One who was with her before she was brave, and after. This transformation of Esther is the side we usually see, but it is important to see her before the transformation. SHE HAD THE SAME FEARS, THE SAME HEART IDOLSīUT THEN, WHEN EVERYTHING CAME CRASHING DOWN (SOME HISTORIANS SAY VASHTI WAS BANISHED, OTHER SAY SHE WAS BEHEADED) HE DID AWAY WITH THE LAST WIFE WHO DISOBEYED ![]()
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