No, Not More… God gets back to bragging about Job, and Satan, once again, doesn’t buy it. This time, God gives Satan permission to hurt Job physically, something he wouldn’t let him do last time. Just don’t kill him, God says. Satan’s method of choice? Give Job sores from his tippy-toes to his noggin. Job’s […]
MORE ...Family, Divine Dealings, & Death We are introduced to Job right off the bat. He’s pretty much the coolest guy alive and life is good. Job has a big family, lots of property, 7,000 sheep (5,000 looks like this), 3,000 camels, 500 oxen, and 500 donkeys. Oh, and he’s one of the most righteous men […]
MORE ...Double Check the Annals This super-short chapter ends the book, stating that King Ahasuerus continued to have great power, exacting tribute money from many different lands. If anyone wants to know more about the story of Esther and Mordecai, and if it really happened, the book says they should read the official annals of Persia […]
MORE ...My God will meet your every need out of his riches in the glory that is found in Christ Jesus. A Massacre and Mellowing Out Now, on the day when the Jews were going to be massacred (which, for the record, was the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, called “Adar”), the Jews end up […]
MORE ...Switcheroo With Haman’s plan to kill Mordecai and all the other Jews almost fully foiled (they just need to officially reverse his orders), everything else starts to look up for the heroes too. King Ahasuerus gives control of Haman’s house to Esther, who then gives it to Mordecai. Mordecai also gets the signet ring (bearing […]
MORE ...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, asking for her life and the lives of her people to be spared. The king—again, not the brightest bulb in […]
MORE ...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 saved him from the assassination plot. The king remembers how this was actually a pretty nice thing to do. He […]
MORE ...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 court (i.e., he’s not gonna kill her). Despite having not seen her in thirty days, the king is glad to […]
MORE ...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 their cross and follow me. https://temtube.com/#followforfollowback#bibleverse#bible#jesus#jesuschrist
MORE ...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 at the King’s gate. Meanwhile, all the other Jews are similarly lamenting over the fate that’s been prepared for them. […]
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