Mordecai - Father of the Queen
Steve Jones
Esther 2
Sermon Summary: Esther was adopted by her cousin Mordecai who raised her as his own daughter. She went on to become queen in Persia. Mordecai models godly fatherhood in three ways: 1) What is NOT necessary for fatherhood. 2) The godly PROTECTION of children. 3) The sense of divine DESTINY.
INTRODUCTION: On May 6, 2021, Missouri representative Cori Bush referred to mothers as ''birthing people'' during a hearing conducted by an oversight committee. This spawned countless memes depicting Mother's Day as ''Birthing People's Day.'' Now, in honor of Father's Day, the Babylon Bee has a graphic out of Darth Vader in a New Cut of, ''The Empire Strikes Back'' saying, ''Luke, I am your NON-BIRTHING PERSON!'' (Show meme). Actually, the new politically correct term for Father's Day is not, ''non-birthing person's day'' but rather ''Lawnmowing Person's Day'' (show meme).
Political correctness aside, we're going to continue calling this FATHER'S DAY. The Bible teaches that the role of fathers is far more significant than lawn-mowing. Today, let's look at a role model for fatherhood that might at first seem unlikely since he didn't have any biological children of his own. Mordecai, from the O.T. book of Esther, models several practical parenting methods in his relationship to his adopted ''daughter'' Esther.
I. Mordecai Models What Is NOT Necessary for Fatherhood
Esther 2:5-7 ''At that time there was a Jewish man in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was a descendant of Kish and Shimei. His family had been among those who, with King Jehoiachin of Juda, had been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. This man had a very beautiful and lovely young cousin, Hadassah, who was also called Esther. When her father and mother died, Mordecai adopted her into his family and raised her as his own daughter.''
The first thing that is not ne ...
Steve Jones
Esther 2
Sermon Summary: Esther was adopted by her cousin Mordecai who raised her as his own daughter. She went on to become queen in Persia. Mordecai models godly fatherhood in three ways: 1) What is NOT necessary for fatherhood. 2) The godly PROTECTION of children. 3) The sense of divine DESTINY.
INTRODUCTION: On May 6, 2021, Missouri representative Cori Bush referred to mothers as ''birthing people'' during a hearing conducted by an oversight committee. This spawned countless memes depicting Mother's Day as ''Birthing People's Day.'' Now, in honor of Father's Day, the Babylon Bee has a graphic out of Darth Vader in a New Cut of, ''The Empire Strikes Back'' saying, ''Luke, I am your NON-BIRTHING PERSON!'' (Show meme). Actually, the new politically correct term for Father's Day is not, ''non-birthing person's day'' but rather ''Lawnmowing Person's Day'' (show meme).
Political correctness aside, we're going to continue calling this FATHER'S DAY. The Bible teaches that the role of fathers is far more significant than lawn-mowing. Today, let's look at a role model for fatherhood that might at first seem unlikely since he didn't have any biological children of his own. Mordecai, from the O.T. book of Esther, models several practical parenting methods in his relationship to his adopted ''daughter'' Esther.
I. Mordecai Models What Is NOT Necessary for Fatherhood
Esther 2:5-7 ''At that time there was a Jewish man in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was a descendant of Kish and Shimei. His family had been among those who, with King Jehoiachin of Juda, had been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. This man had a very beautiful and lovely young cousin, Hadassah, who was also called Esther. When her father and mother died, Mordecai adopted her into his family and raised her as his own daughter.''
The first thing that is not ne ...
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