Day 2

In Esther 3, Haman was promoted by King Ahasuerus. Because of his promotion, Haman expected everyone to bow to him. Mordecai refused because he was a Jew. Although this is not recorded, we can assume that Mordecai would bow only to God. When Haman found out that Mordecai was Jewish, he turned his anger toward the Jews and decided he would kil...

Although God is never mentioned in the Book of Esther, we see His miraculous work throughout the book. In Esther 5, after fasting for three days, Esther entered the king’s inner court knowing she could be killed since the king had not summoned her. But God was working, and the king showed Esther his favor, asking her what she desired. Esther ...

We read in Esther 7 that when the king and Haman arrived at Esther’s second banquet, the king again asked Esther a third time what her desires were. Again, he offered Esther anything she wanted up to half the kingdom. Esther then knew that it was the right time to make her request. Esther laid out her desires carefully and courageously. She a...

God used Esther in miraculous ways, and He carried out His perfect will. In Esther 8, after Haman had been executed by King Ahasuerus’s authority, Esther gave Haman’s estate to Mordecai. The king also elevated Mordecai to the position of authority that Haman had held before his execution. But at that time, the decree ordering the destruction ...

In Esther 9, God shows us how the Jews defended themselves against those who planned to attack them on the appointed day. Instead of the Jews being destroyed, they defeated their enemies throughout the provinces of the Persian Empire. They even gained the support of local officials because they all feared Mordecai. In Susa, the capital, the J...