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…
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How to understand Job Chapter 1 and Hebrews 10:24
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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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