Category: Old Testament

Devotional, Esther, Old Testament

Esther- Haman Plots Against the Jews (Esther 3:1-6 Devotional)

Ed

After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. 2 And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him.… Continue reading Esther- Haman Plots Against the Jews (Esther 3:1-6 Devotional)

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Esther and Mordecai: Two Are Better Than One (Esther 2:19-23 Devotional)

Meijing

19 Now when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting at the King's gate. 20 Esther had not made known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her, for Esther obeyed Mordecai just as when she was brought up by him. 21 In those days, as Mordecai was sitting… Continue reading Esther and Mordecai: Two Are Better Than One (Esther 2:19-23 Devotional)

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Esther: The Chosen Queen (Esther 2:16-18 Devotional)

Meijing

16 And when Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign, 17 the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so… Continue reading Esther: The Chosen Queen (Esther 2:16-18 Devotional)

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Esther: True Beauty, Inside and Out (Esther 2:12-15 Devotional)

Meijing

12 Now when the turn came for each young woman to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their beautifying, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and ointments for women— 13 when the young woman… Continue reading Esther: True Beauty, Inside and Out (Esther 2:12-15 Devotional)

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Esther: The Hidden Star (Esther 2:5-11 Devotional)

Meijing

5 Now there was a Jew in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite, 6 who had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away. 7 He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the… Continue reading Esther: The Hidden Star (Esther 2:5-11 Devotional)

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Seek Godly Counsel (Esther 2:1-4 Devotional)

Meijing

After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus had abated, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her. 2 Then the king's young men who attended him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king. 3 And let the king appoint officers in all… Continue reading Seek Godly Counsel (Esther 2:1-4 Devotional)

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Mistakes turned into Blessings (Esther 1:19-22 Devotional)

kammingtse

19 If it please the king, let a royal order go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so that it may not be repealed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus. And let the king give her royal position to another… Continue reading Mistakes turned into Blessings (Esther 1:19-22 Devotional)

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Keep It Simple (Esther 1:13-18 Devotional)

kammingtse

13 Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for this was the king's procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment, 14 the men next to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face,… Continue reading Keep It Simple (Esther 1:13-18 Devotional)

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Guard Your Heart (Esther 1:10-12 Devotional )

kammingtse

10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus, 11 to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown, in order to show the peoples… Continue reading Guard Your Heart (Esther 1:10-12 Devotional )

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Banquet, banquet, and banquet (Esther 1:1-9 Devotional)

kammingtse

1 Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces, 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel, 3 in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of… Continue reading Banquet, banquet, and banquet (Esther 1:1-9 Devotional)