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How Do We As Christians Remember The Book of Esther?. A Story of Deliverance. Esther 7 - Mordecai Delivered. (Vs 2-6) “What is your wish, Queen Esther?”…Then Queen Esther answered, “We have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated.”
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How Do We As Christians Remember The Book of Esther? A Story of Deliverance
Esther 7 - Mordecai Delivered • (Vs 2-6) “What is your wish, Queen Esther?”…Then Queen Esther answered, “We have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated.” • (Vs 7-10) “The king arose in his wrath…and they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.” • Mordecai – Jew/Slave who was about to be murdered 2nd highest Ruler in Persia
Esther 8 – The Jews Delivered • (Vs 3-5) Then Esther spoke to the King, “…let an order be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman…which he wrote to destroy the Jews.” • (Vs 7) King Ahasuerus: “Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he intended to lay hands on the Jews.” • Esther – Jew/Slave Queen who saves her people from annihilation
Esther 9 - The Feast of Purim • Celebrates the deliverance of the Jews from the hand of Haman • Purim in modern day: represents all deliverance of Israel
Redemptive History Abraham Christ Church
History of Israel Returned to Promised Land Entered Promised Land Birth of Christ Disobedience/Sent into Exile Exodus from Egypt
But I’m Not Jewish! • Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile – the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him. • **Anyone who puts his faith in Christ is a child of God and is part of the redemptive story.
Jesus the Deliverer • John 1:29 Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! • John 11:25 I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live even though he dies. • Galatians 5:1 Christ has set us free • 1 Thessalonians 1:10 Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come • 1 Timothy 1:15 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners • Hebrews 5:9 He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.