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A soldier stands behind the king with a mighty ax. At Xerxes word, the ax will fall and Esther will be just another victim, her only crime, an appearance without an invitation. But she finds favor with the king and God’s plan for the protection of His people begins to unfold.
Liam Goligher reminds us that we must see both God and Satan in Scripture, and nowhere is that more evident than in the Book of Esther. An invisible war rages in Susa between the forces of evil and the people of God. Esther and Mordecai have been caught up in that war and have become players in it. But they are not mere pawns.
The news of the coming destruction of her people reaches Esther. While she is deeply distressed, her human nature tells her that there is little she can do. Perhaps, she reasons, harm won’t come to me since I am the queen. Esther sees both her duty and her destiny as queen. It’s a duty not only to save her people, but also to halt the plans of antichrist himself acting through Haman, a man of formidable power.
Esther has been chosen queen because of her beauty, but circumstances will soon reveal that there is much more to the queen than her outward appearance. She is about to become the central figure in a drama that could jeopardize her life and determine the future of her people.
The spirit of Antichrist is at work in all generations, and he often works through men. One such man, Haman, sought no less than the destruction of a race. This time on No Falling Word we will continue with the second part of this message from Esther as Liam Goligher examines the rise and fall of a tyrant.
God’s providence, if we are to understand it at all, can only be understood after we’ve gone through adversity. And so it was with Esther. She and her uncle, Mordecai could not have known the parts they would play in both the saving of their race and in the course of history.
Her Persian name, Esther, and her Hebrew name, Hadassah, remind us of the two worlds in which she lived and of the challenge we face as God’s people living in the world but not part of it. This message is the second part of "Beauty and the Beast." In it Liam Goligher examines how Esther maintained her integrity while living in the harem of the king.
It was a world of male dominance. A world where women were mere possessions—bought, sold and used for the pleasure of the king. This message will be looking at the world in which Esther found herself, how she reacted, and how one insignificant Jewish girl changed the course of history.
In the banquet hall of the great king, ruler of an empire stretching from India to Africa, a feast takes place to celebrate his power and his wealth. But the great king is about to be thwarted by a greater God. Join Liam Goligher in Esther 1, as he sets the stage for the king’s great problem.
The presence of His absence does not mean the absence of His presence. The Book of Esther never mentions the name of God, but that doesn’t mean that God is not there. In fact, He’s the author, producer and director of the drama--always working behind the scenes, never mentioned but always present.
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