Haman and the Hang Man The second banquet is in full swing. As they’re sitting around, drinking wine, the king asks Esther if she’d like another gift. Esther reveals her true identity as a Jew,
Read the Annals, or Count Sheep? Fortunately, that night the king has insomnia. He asks his servants to read to him from his annals and they end up reading him the story of how Mordecai
Let’s Do Olive Garden At the end of the three days, Esther goes to visit the king. He holds out his golden scepter to her, meaning that he’s giving her permission to be in his
We plan the way we want to live, but only God makes us able to live it. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up
Sackcloth Chic When Mordecai hears about this evil plot, he reacts the way any decent Biblical character would react: he puts on sackcloth and ashes and walks around the city, wailing, before finally winding up
Enter: The Jerk After Esther has been made queen and Mordecai has saved the king’s life, the king promotes a dude named Haman to be his new head counselor, showering him with honors above all
Tonight on The Bachelor: Harem Edition Now, the search is on for a new queen. The king’s servants (under his head eunuch, Hegai) help gather together a number of young virgins to join the king’s
The first chapter starts off by describing the setting: this all went down in the Persian capital of Susa, where King Ahasuerus was ruling over an empire that extended from India to Ethiopia. Three years
The people find out that the Law of Moses says that they shouldn’t let any Ammonites or Moabites into their society, since these tribes refused to give their Israelite ancestors food and hired Balaam to
This chapter begins with another huge list: priests and Levites. It also lists a few gatekeepers at the end for good measure. In this case, since it’s just a list of names, it’s impossible to
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