Esther, Where Life and the Bible Meet

Aa – Esther, Where Life and the Bible Meet

Ab – The Outline of the Book of Esther

Ac – The Book of Esther From a Messianic Jewish Perspective

Ad – The Historical Accuracy of Esther

Ae – The Place of Esther in the Canon of Scripture

Af – Ancient Storytelling and the Book of Esther

Ag – Literary Themes in Esther

Ah – The Theology of the book of Esther

Ai – Esther Placed in a Position of Prominence

Aj – Queen Vashti Deposed by King Ahasuerus 1: 1-22

Ak – The King Gave a Grand Banquet in Susa, and Displayed the Vast Wealth of His Kingdom 1: 1-9

Al – When Queen Vashti Refused to Come, The King Became Furious and Burned with Anger 1: 10-22

Am – Esther Elevated to Queen 2: 1-20

An – Esther Was Taken to the King’s Palace and Entrusted to Hegai, Who Had Charge of the Harem 2: 1-11

Ao – Now the King was Attracted to Esther More Than Any of the Other Women 2: 12-20

Ap – Haman Plots to Destroy the Jews

Aq – Haman the Agagite: Enemy of the Jews Deuteronomy 25: 17-19

Ar – Mordecai Uncovers a Plot to Kill King Ahasuerus 2:21 to 3:6

As – But Mordecai Found Out About the Plot and Told Esther, Who Reported It to the King 2: 21-23

At – Haman was Honored More than all the Other Nobles, But Mordecai would not Kneel Down or Pay Him Honor 3: 1-6

Au – Haman’s Plan to Annihilate All the Jews 3: 7-15

Av – The Lot Fell on the Twelfth Month, the Month of Adar, in the Presence of Haman 3: 7-9

Aw – The King Gave His Signet Ring to Haman 3: 10-11

Ax – Kill all the Jews on a Single Day, the Thirteenth Day, the Twelfth Month of Adar 3: 12-15

Ay – Mordecai Put On Sackcloth and Ashes 4: 1-3

Az – Calamity Averted by Esther 4:4 to 9:19

Ba – I Will Go to the King: If I Perish, I Perish 4: 4-17

Bb – The Plot Exposed by Esther 5:1 to 7:10

Bc – Let the King and Haman Come Tomorrow to the Banquet I Will Prepare for Them 5: 1-8

Bd – Haman’s Rage Against Mordecai 5: 9-14

Be – That Night the King Could Not Sleep 6: 1-14

Bf – So They Impaled Haman on the Pole He Had Set Up for Mordecai 7: 1-10

Bg – The Jews Were Delivered from Haman’s Evil Plot 8:1 to 9:19

Bh – The King Gave His Signet Ring to Mordecai 8: 1-2

Bi – Now Write a Counter-Decree in the King’s Name on Behalf of the Jews 8: 3-14

Bj – The Jews Rejoiced 8: 15-17

Bk – The Triumph of the Jews 9: 1-19

Bl – The Fear of Mordecai Seized Them 9: 1-4

Bm – The Jews Struck Down All Their Enemies with the Sword, Killing and Destroying Them 9: 5-19

Bn – The Feast of Purim

Bo – The Names of the Feast

Bp – The Five-Step Process to Confirm the Feast of Purim 9: 20-32

Bq – Mordecai Told Them to Celebrate Annually the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Days of Adar 9: 20-22

Br – So the Jews Agreed to Continue the Celebration They Had Begun 9: 23-25

Bs – Therefore These Days Were Called Purim, From the Word Pur 9: 26a

Bt – These Days of Purim Should Never Cease to be Celebrated by the Jews 9: 26b-28

Bu – Queen Esther and Mordecai Wrote a Second Letter to Confirm the Feast of Purim 9: 29-32

Bv – The Feast of Purim in Judaism

Bw – The Fast of Esther

Bx – The Seven Jewish Traditions of Purim

By – The Susa Purim

Bz – Other Purim Customs

Ca – Purim Pranks

Cb – Purim Plays

Cc – Purim Parodies

Cd – Shabbat Zachor and Special Purims

Ce – The Messianic Implications of Esther

Cf – The Greatness of Mordecai 10: 1-3

Cg – End Notes

Ch – Bibliography