Ester 3

Ester 3

Esther 1-2 Esther 5-7 Esther 3:1 Commentary Esther 3:2 Commentary Esther 3:3 Commentary Esther 3:4 Commentary Esther 3:5 Commentary Esther 3:6 Commentary Esther 3:7 Commentary Esther 3:8 Commentary Esther 3:9 Commentary Esther 3:10 Commentary Esther 3:11 Commentary Esther 3:12 Commentary Esther 3:13 Commentary Esther 3:14 Commentary Esther 3:15 Commentary Esther 4:1 Commentary Esther 4:2 Commentary Esther 4:3 Commentary Esther 4:4 Commentary Esther 4:5 Commentary Esther 4:6 Commentary Esther 4:7 Commentary Esther 4:8 Commentary Esther 4:9 Commentary Esther 4:10 Commentary Esther 4:11 Commentary Esther 4:12 Commentary Esther 4:13 Commentary Esther 4:14 Commentary Esther 4:15 Commentary Esther 4:16 Commentary Esther 4:17 Commentary Click to Enlarge Timeline Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission Swindoll's Intro and Overview Chart Van Dine's Analysis of Esther MacArthur's Intro to Esther CHRONOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP OF EZRA-NEHEMIAH-ESTHER 538-515 BC 483-473 BC 457 BC 13 Year Gap 444-425 BC Ezra 1-6 Book of Esther Ezra 7-10 Book of Nehemiah First Return of Jews from Babylonian Exile 58 Year Gap Second Return of Jews from Babylonian Exile Third Return of Jews from Babylonian Exile ESTHER: THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD Esther 1 Es 1:1-22 Esther 2 Es 2:1-23 Esther 3 Es 3:1-15 Esther 4 Es 4:1-17 Esther 5 Es 5:1-14 Esther 6 Es 6:1-14 Esther 7 Es 7:1-10 Esther 8 Es 8:1-17 Esther 9 Es 9:1-32 Esther 10 Esther's Exaltation Haman's Cunning Plot Haman's Humiliation Mordecai's Exaltation Feast of Ashasuerus Fast of Mordecai Feast of Esther Feast of Purim Exaltation Persecution Preservations Commenoration Jewish Existence Threatened Jews Spared Gentile Setting Jewess Elevated Threat to Jews Influence of a Jewess Deliverance of Jews A Jew Exalted Feast of Ahasuerus Feast of Esther and Purim Location of Events: Persian 10 Years (483-473BC) Timeline of Ezra-Nehemiah-Esther-See page 38 Timeline of Esther related to Ezra & Nehemiah - Parallel lines for Medo-Persian Kings & Daniel, Zechariah, Haggai and Malachi - see page 15 Key Passages: Esther 4:14, 16, Esther 8:17, Esther 9:26, 31 Key Words: See list under "Precept Ministries Inductive Study on Esther" The Book of Esther is unusual - God's Name is not mentioned once, yet God's "Hand" is clearly present and active throughout the book, to the extent that many see the book of Esther as a veritable "treatise" on the doctrine of Divine Providence (see separate study) Purim Music Video - Purim with a beat. Give it a listen as you ponder "For such a time as this!" Marty Goetz and Misha's song - For Such A Time As This (Esther's Song) "UPS AND DOWNS OF ESTHER'S MAJOR CHARACTERS" Source: Bible Study Magazine - Volume 11, Issue 2, Jan/Feb, 2019 Mordecai's Refusal to Bow Enrages Haman Esther 3:1 After these events King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and established his authority over all the princes who were with him.: Advanced him: Es 7:6 Ps 12:8 Pr 29:2 Over all the princes: Es 1:14 Ge 41:40,55 Ezr 7:14 Da 6:2)