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God Behind the Scenes : The Book of Esther.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Transformative WordPublisher: Ashland : Lexham Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (111 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781577997122
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: God Behind the Scenes : The Book of EstherDDC classification:
  • 221
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- A Strange Absence -- Overview -- The Theological Center of Esther -- Origin of the Title -- The Story's Hero/Heroine -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 2: A Portrait of Esther -- The Jewish Feast of Purim -- Historical Background -- An "Exiled" Jewish Nation-Under Foreign Rule -- A Profound Message -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 3: Narrative: The Fascination of Story -- Literary Background -- Authorship and Date -- Literary Contours -- The Use of Satire, Humor, and Irony -- Building the Plot -- Historical Narrative -- Conveying Truth -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 4: Scene One: A Pretty Jew in the Palace of a Foreign King -- A Powerful Persian King Rules the World (Esther 1:1-2:1) -- Queen Vashti Defies the King (Esther 1:12) -- Queen Vashti Is Dethroned (Esther 1:13-17) -- King Xerxes Issues an Edict to Combat Defiance (Esther 1:18-22) -- A Powerless Jew Finds Favor (Esther 2:2-18) -- King Xerxes Issues an Edict to Find a Queen (Esther 2:2-8) -- Esther Is Taken as a Prospective Queen (Esther 2:9-16) -- Esther Is Enthroned as Queen (Esther 2:17-18) -- God at Work behind the Scenes -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 5: Scene Two: A Jewish Holocaust Looms -- A Jew Saves the King from Death (Esther 2:19-23) -- Queen Esther's Identity Still a Secret (Esther 2:19-20) -- Mordecai Exposes an Assassination Plot (Esther 2:21-23) -- The King Honors the Jews' Enemy (Esther 3:1-5) -- Mordecai Refuses to Honor Haman (Esther 3:1-4) -- A Legacy of Bad Blood Surfaces (Esther 3:5) -- Haman Plots a Jewish Genocide (Esther 3:6-15) -- The Date with Fate Set (Esther 3:7) -- The King Decrees the Death Sentence (Esther 3:8-12) -- The Date with Fate Is Published Far and Wide (Esther 3:13-15) -- Fulfilling His Purposes.
Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 6: Scene Three: A Jewish Queen to the Rescue -- The King's Command Engenders Distress Everywhere (Esther 4:1-8a) -- Mordecai Instructs Esther to Plead for Mercy from the King (Esther 4:8b-11) -- Esther Risks Her Life to Enter the King's Presence Uninvited (Esther 4:12-16) -- Mordecai Expresses Faith in God to Fulfill His Promises (Esther 4:14) -- Esther Is Saved from Death (Esther 5:1-8) -- The King Grants Esther's Request (Esther 5:3) -- Esther Hosts a Feast (Esther 5:4-8) -- Confidence in God -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 7: Scene Four: A Jew Honored by His Archenemy -- Haman's Advisers Propose the Execution of His Archenemy (Esther 5:9-14) -- Haman Boasts before His Advisers (Esther 5:10-14) -- Haman Seeks the King's Permission to Execute His Archenemy (Esther 5:14) -- Haman's Unexpected Reversal of Honor (Esther 6:1-12a) -- The King's Bout of Insomnia (Esther 6:1-3) -- Haman's Presumption about Honor Conferred (Esther 6:4-9) -- Mordecai Is Honored -- Haman Is Humiliated (Esther 6:10-12a) -- Haman's Advisers Predict His Downfall (Esther 6:12b-14) -- Ultimate Victory -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 8: Scene Five: A Dead End for the Jews' Enemy -- Esther Entreats the King to Save Her Life (Esther 7:3-8) -- Esther Reveals Her Jewish Identity (Esther 7:3-4) -- Haman Begs Esther to Save His Life (Esther 7:7-8a) -- Haman Is Gripped by the Fear of Death (Esther 7:8b) -- The King Does Not Save Haman's Life (Esther 7:9-10) -- Relying on God's Justice -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 9: Scene Six: A Royal Edict Saves the Jews -- Jews in the King's Palace (Esther 8:1-8) -- Another Irrevocable Edict Is Issued (Esther 8:9-17) -- Mordecai Issues the Counter-Edict (Esther 8:9-11) -- The Edict Comes into Effect on the 13th (Esther 8:12-17) -- A Jewish Victory (Esther 9:1-17).
The Jews Prove Unbeatable (Esther 9:5) -- Their Enemies Are Wiped out (Esther 9:6-17) -- The Jews Celebrate Their Victory over Their Enemies (Esther 9:18-10:3) -- The Feast Is to Remind Them of Their Rescue (Esther 9:23-26) -- Its Origin Is in the Name: "Purim" (Esther 9:24-28) -- It Is a Royal Decree (Esther 9:29-10:3) -- Rescued from Death -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 10: Conclusion -- The God Who Is Invisible-Yet Profoundly Present -- God's Providence -- God's Victory -- God's Promises -- God's Grace -- God's Rule -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Bibliography.
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Although the book of Esther contains no direct references to God, his fingerprints can be found all over it. In God Behind the Scenes , Wayne K. Barkhuizen helps us trace the unseen hand of God throughout the Esther narrative, while pointing out how the book is still relevant today. As we walk through the book, we'll see how God was indeed active in preserving the people through whom the Messiah, Jesus Christ, would one day come.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- A Strange Absence -- Overview -- The Theological Center of Esther -- Origin of the Title -- The Story's Hero/Heroine -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 2: A Portrait of Esther -- The Jewish Feast of Purim -- Historical Background -- An "Exiled" Jewish Nation-Under Foreign Rule -- A Profound Message -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 3: Narrative: The Fascination of Story -- Literary Background -- Authorship and Date -- Literary Contours -- The Use of Satire, Humor, and Irony -- Building the Plot -- Historical Narrative -- Conveying Truth -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 4: Scene One: A Pretty Jew in the Palace of a Foreign King -- A Powerful Persian King Rules the World (Esther 1:1-2:1) -- Queen Vashti Defies the King (Esther 1:12) -- Queen Vashti Is Dethroned (Esther 1:13-17) -- King Xerxes Issues an Edict to Combat Defiance (Esther 1:18-22) -- A Powerless Jew Finds Favor (Esther 2:2-18) -- King Xerxes Issues an Edict to Find a Queen (Esther 2:2-8) -- Esther Is Taken as a Prospective Queen (Esther 2:9-16) -- Esther Is Enthroned as Queen (Esther 2:17-18) -- God at Work behind the Scenes -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 5: Scene Two: A Jewish Holocaust Looms -- A Jew Saves the King from Death (Esther 2:19-23) -- Queen Esther's Identity Still a Secret (Esther 2:19-20) -- Mordecai Exposes an Assassination Plot (Esther 2:21-23) -- The King Honors the Jews' Enemy (Esther 3:1-5) -- Mordecai Refuses to Honor Haman (Esther 3:1-4) -- A Legacy of Bad Blood Surfaces (Esther 3:5) -- Haman Plots a Jewish Genocide (Esther 3:6-15) -- The Date with Fate Set (Esther 3:7) -- The King Decrees the Death Sentence (Esther 3:8-12) -- The Date with Fate Is Published Far and Wide (Esther 3:13-15) -- Fulfilling His Purposes.

Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 6: Scene Three: A Jewish Queen to the Rescue -- The King's Command Engenders Distress Everywhere (Esther 4:1-8a) -- Mordecai Instructs Esther to Plead for Mercy from the King (Esther 4:8b-11) -- Esther Risks Her Life to Enter the King's Presence Uninvited (Esther 4:12-16) -- Mordecai Expresses Faith in God to Fulfill His Promises (Esther 4:14) -- Esther Is Saved from Death (Esther 5:1-8) -- The King Grants Esther's Request (Esther 5:3) -- Esther Hosts a Feast (Esther 5:4-8) -- Confidence in God -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 7: Scene Four: A Jew Honored by His Archenemy -- Haman's Advisers Propose the Execution of His Archenemy (Esther 5:9-14) -- Haman Boasts before His Advisers (Esther 5:10-14) -- Haman Seeks the King's Permission to Execute His Archenemy (Esther 5:14) -- Haman's Unexpected Reversal of Honor (Esther 6:1-12a) -- The King's Bout of Insomnia (Esther 6:1-3) -- Haman's Presumption about Honor Conferred (Esther 6:4-9) -- Mordecai Is Honored -- Haman Is Humiliated (Esther 6:10-12a) -- Haman's Advisers Predict His Downfall (Esther 6:12b-14) -- Ultimate Victory -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 8: Scene Five: A Dead End for the Jews' Enemy -- Esther Entreats the King to Save Her Life (Esther 7:3-8) -- Esther Reveals Her Jewish Identity (Esther 7:3-4) -- Haman Begs Esther to Save His Life (Esther 7:7-8a) -- Haman Is Gripped by the Fear of Death (Esther 7:8b) -- The King Does Not Save Haman's Life (Esther 7:9-10) -- Relying on God's Justice -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 9: Scene Six: A Royal Edict Saves the Jews -- Jews in the King's Palace (Esther 8:1-8) -- Another Irrevocable Edict Is Issued (Esther 8:9-17) -- Mordecai Issues the Counter-Edict (Esther 8:9-11) -- The Edict Comes into Effect on the 13th (Esther 8:12-17) -- A Jewish Victory (Esther 9:1-17).

The Jews Prove Unbeatable (Esther 9:5) -- Their Enemies Are Wiped out (Esther 9:6-17) -- The Jews Celebrate Their Victory over Their Enemies (Esther 9:18-10:3) -- The Feast Is to Remind Them of Their Rescue (Esther 9:23-26) -- Its Origin Is in the Name: "Purim" (Esther 9:24-28) -- It Is a Royal Decree (Esther 9:29-10:3) -- Rescued from Death -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 10: Conclusion -- The God Who Is Invisible-Yet Profoundly Present -- God's Providence -- God's Victory -- God's Promises -- God's Grace -- God's Rule -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Bibliography.

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