3D Bible Studies

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ESTHER: HIDDEN HAND OF GOD

KING'S DECREES,
1-2

HAMAN'S DECREE,
3-7

ESTHER'S DECREES,
8-10

King's feast,
1:1-11

Haman's rise,
3:1

Esther's 1st decree:
Defence of the Jews,
8

King's 1st decree:
Vashti's banishment,
1:12-22

Haman's decree:
Destruction of the Jews,
3:2-15

Jews' victory,
9:1-17

King's 2nd decree:
Choosing a queen,
2:1-18

Esther's intervention,
4:1-5:8

Esther's 2nd decree:
Feast of Purim,
9:18-32

Mordecai's discovery about the king,
2:19-23

Haman's anger,
5:9-14

Mordecai's rise,
10

King's discovery about Mordecai,
6

Haman's fall,
7

Major Characters #

  • Ahasuerus / Xerxes, King of Persia (486-465 bc)
  • Esther (“star,” from Ishtar, a Persian god); her Hebrew name is Haddassah (“myrtle”)
  • Mordecai (“Marduk,” a Babylonian god); he was a Benjamite, a descendent of King Saul
  • Haman (“magnificent”) an Agagite, (possibly a descendent of Agag the Amalekite (cp. 1 Sam. 15:8), or from the Persian province of Agag)

Major words/phrases #

  • decree (16x)
  • Jew, Jews, Jewish (53x)
  • feast/banquet (20x)

Major themes #

  • Anti-Semitism
  • Providential care of God
  • Secularism of Jewish captives in Persia
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