Esther 1:1-22 — Providential Removal of the Persian Queen
IMPRESSIVE DISPLAYS OF SECULAR OPULENCE AND DOMINION EXPOSED AS IMPOTENT AND FUTILE AS GOD’S PROVIDENCE WORKS OUT HIS OWN KINGDOM AGENDA
Esther 2:1-23 — Providential Crowning of Esther as the New Persian Queen
THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD SOVEREIGNLY WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES DESPITE THE OSTENTATIOUS EXCESSES OF PAGAN DESPOTS AND THE CULTURAL ASSIMILATION OF GOD’S PEOPLE
Esther 3:1-15 — Providence Allows God’s People to Come Under Severe Attack
SATAN’S GOAL IS NOTHING LESS THAN THE EXTERMINATION OF GOD’S PEOPLE
Esther 4:1-17 — One Shining Moment
PROVIDENCE POSITIONS YOU TO LEVERAGE YOUR GOD-GIVEN CALLING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR GOD’S PEOPLE
Esther 5:1-14 — Boldness, Banquets and Boasting
THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD PREPARES THE WAY FOR A REVERSAL OF FORTUNES
Esther 6:1-14 — Providence Working behind the Scenes
GOD DEMONSTRATES HIS SOVEREIGN CONTROL EVEN WHEN THE WICKED IMAGINE THAT THEY ARE IN CONTROL
Esther 7:1-10 — Haman’s Last Supper — Hang Him High!
THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD LEVERAGES DIVINE APPOINTMENTS, PROTECTS GOD’S PEOPLE AND DESTROYS GOD’S FOES
Esther 8:1-17 — The Surprising Impact of Divine Providence
THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD TRANSFORMS DESPERATION INTO DELIGHT IN SURPRISING WAYS
Esther 9:1-32 — Feasting at the Overturned Table
PROVIDENCE LEADS US TO VICTORY OVER OUR ENEMIES AND GIVES US CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION AS WE MEMORIALIZE GOD’S FAITHFULNESS
Esther 10:1-3 — Epilogue — The Greatness of Mordecai Extolled
THE ELEVATION OF MORDECAI TO GREATNESS IN THE PERSIAN KINGDOM PROTECTED THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BY THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD