Nov 30, 2016
ESTHER 7-8:
In
Esther 5 Haman planned to impale Mordecai on a pole in the NLT, or
just hanged in the GNT. (Given the period of time, I think that the
impaling method is more likely to be right.) But on the same night
that Haman planned for that murder, God caused the king to have a
sleepless night and read in the annals...
Nov 29, 2016
ESTHER 5-6:
In
Esther 3-4 Haman cast lots (purim) to find out that March 7 was the
lucky date to exterminate the Jews. Mordecai requested that Esther
intercede directly to the king. And since she hadn’t been called
for, the only way to do that would endanger Esther herself, since
no one was allowed to approach the king...
Nov 28, 2016
ESTHER 3-4:
Yesterday we heard how Esther became the queen,
and how she continued to keep her Jewish background a secret. We
also heard how Mordecai, her uncle, was promoted to a palace
official after uncovering a plot to assassinate king
Xerxes.
Nov 27, 2016
ESTHER 1-2:
In
the final two chapters of Nehemiah, we heard of the culmination of
Nehemiah’s work— the ceremony for the dedication of the wall. The
people proved that the wall could stand up to more than just a fox
walking on it. Then Nehemiah went back to Babylon. When he came
back to Jerusalem, he needed to right...
Nov 26, 2016
NEHEMIAH 12-13:
In
yesterday’s chapters in Nehemiah, we heard the names of the various
religious and civil leaders who signed the statement of commitment
to follow Moses’ Law, which was almost certainly penned by Ezra.
Then there was a listing of the various leaders and clans that
volunteered or were chosen by lot to...