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Esther

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Esther
In some respects the book of Esther may well be the most unusual book in the Old Testament. We ordinarily think of the Bible as preeminently a book revealing to us the nature of God, both through his attributes and through his deeds. Yet in the book of Esther God is not mentioned, nor is there reference to worshiping him through prayer or sacrifice. On its surface the book appears to be a thoroughly secular story of Jews who continue to live on in the Diaspora rather than identify with the restoration community back in Jerusalem. The account describes one more chapter in the recurring threats to the existence of the Jews and how that threat was met. Yet on closer inspection, as described below, the book is deeply involved with other chapters of biblical revelation. - Raymond B. Dillard and Tremper Longman III - An Introduction to the Old Testament

Probing Moral Ambiguity: Grappling with Ethical Portraits in the Hebrew Story of Esther

PDF by Charles D Harvey

Sermons on Esther

Web Page by Third Mill

Esther

Web Page by P G Mathew