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Category Archives: Esther
Brief Introduction to the Book of Esther
Seeing as it is Purim today (and in some places tomorrow), I offer this throwback post that inaugurated my brief series on the book of Esther.
Esther 9-10 – The Day of Reckoning and Rejoicing
9:1-4 – The day arrives. After all that had been done and the joy of chapter eight, the actual day for the struggle of the Jews had yet to be decided though things were increasingly in the favor of the … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Chronicles, 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 2 Chronicles, Esther, Exodus, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Joshua, Zechariah
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Esther 7-8 – The Plot of Haman Reversed
7:1-10 – Haman Hanged. After the second banquet, the king once again asked what Queen Esther wanted (“petition” and “request”) and offered her whatever she should ask for. Her answer was to ask whether he truly favored her or not … Continue reading
Posted in Esther, Ezra, Psalms
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Esther 5-6 – The Tale Turns
5:1-8 – Esther’s Request. After three days of fasting (by both the Jews of Susa and Esther and her entourage), Esther determined it was time to see the king. The motif of three days of waiting for restoration/deliverance is found … Continue reading
Esther 3-4 – A Time for Action
3:1-6 – Haman…the Agagite. Whereas the last we read would have suggested that Mordecai should have been rewarded by the king, we find only the mention of another man who instead receives honors and acclaim from the king…and this man … Continue reading
Esther 1-2 – Parties That Bring Change
1:1-3 – The stage is set. According to Adele Berlin, chapter one “portrays the Persian court in all its decadent lavishness” and “sets the tone of the book” which is a “tone of excess, buffoonery, and bawdiness” (3). This would … Continue reading
Brief Introduction to the Book of Esther
This is a story of feasts or banquets (Esther 1:3, 5, 9; 2:18; 5:2-5; 5:8; 8:17; 9:17-19) and thus “the major purpose of the book of Esther is to provide the historical grounds for the celebration of the feast of … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Maccabees, Additonal Esther, Esther, Romans
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Daniel 11 – The Vision of the Kings of the North and the South
11:2-4 – Persians and Greeks. Why should there be note of telling “the truth”? It appears to emphasize that because what follows is given as prophecy of kings and kingdoms that are yet to come, even though some of these … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Daniel, Esther, Ezra
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Daniel 1 – When In Exile….
<!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> <!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> Brief Introduction to the Book – Daniel was taken into captivity in the summer of 605BC while Jehoiachim son of Josiah was king of Judah some time after the Babylonians … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Samuel, 2 Chronicles, 2 Kings, Additonal Esther, Daniel, Esther, Ezra, Genesis, Judith, Leviticus, Numbers, Proverbs, Romans, Tobit, Zechariah
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