For Such a Time as This (2 of 3)
Series: Fearless: Possessing a Lionhearted Righteousness
Scott Maze
Esther 4
Good morning church family and a special good morning to my friends at our second campus. I don’t think we do the ladies of our lives justice, so I want you to stand up and let’s really appreciate our wives and mothers. Happy Mother’s Days, Ladies! We appreciate you greatly.
We’re doing a short series on courage, entitled Fearless: Possessing a Lionhearted Righteousness. It’s based off of Proverbs 28:1: “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion” (Proverbs 28:1). We are looking at some of the more familiar stories of the Old Testament for inspiration. Today, I want to tell you one of the most interesting stories in all of Scripture. It is a story that is as fascinating as it is controversial – the story of Esther. The book of Esther was hated and forbidden by the Nazis. Nevertheless, Jewish inmates read in the days before their death at Auschwitz and Dachau among other death camps. Jews recited the book from memory and they read it in secret. Both the Nazis and the Jews understood its message – God would deliver His people.
The Setting
Esther’s story takes place in the ancient Persian Empire, who maintained a powerful rule over the known world from the mid 500s to the early 300s BC. The Persian Empire ranged from modern Pakistan and modern Turkey to what is today the islands of Greece and even North Africa. As you scan your world history during this time, you’ll note that the Chinese philosopher Confucius was alive during this day. Our story is set in the ancient city of Susa, which is modern Iran. But the story is interesting and fascinating for all of its sudden twists of plots. The moment you think the story is going one way, it turns like a roller-coaster and you jerked off in another direction. Let’s dive in.
King Ahasuerus
Our story begins with a king and the events of Esther oc ...
Series: Fearless: Possessing a Lionhearted Righteousness
Scott Maze
Esther 4
Good morning church family and a special good morning to my friends at our second campus. I don’t think we do the ladies of our lives justice, so I want you to stand up and let’s really appreciate our wives and mothers. Happy Mother’s Days, Ladies! We appreciate you greatly.
We’re doing a short series on courage, entitled Fearless: Possessing a Lionhearted Righteousness. It’s based off of Proverbs 28:1: “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion” (Proverbs 28:1). We are looking at some of the more familiar stories of the Old Testament for inspiration. Today, I want to tell you one of the most interesting stories in all of Scripture. It is a story that is as fascinating as it is controversial – the story of Esther. The book of Esther was hated and forbidden by the Nazis. Nevertheless, Jewish inmates read in the days before their death at Auschwitz and Dachau among other death camps. Jews recited the book from memory and they read it in secret. Both the Nazis and the Jews understood its message – God would deliver His people.
The Setting
Esther’s story takes place in the ancient Persian Empire, who maintained a powerful rule over the known world from the mid 500s to the early 300s BC. The Persian Empire ranged from modern Pakistan and modern Turkey to what is today the islands of Greece and even North Africa. As you scan your world history during this time, you’ll note that the Chinese philosopher Confucius was alive during this day. Our story is set in the ancient city of Susa, which is modern Iran. But the story is interesting and fascinating for all of its sudden twists of plots. The moment you think the story is going one way, it turns like a roller-coaster and you jerked off in another direction. Let’s dive in.
King Ahasuerus
Our story begins with a king and the events of Esther oc ...
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