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Esther with Greek Additions

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Old Testament · History · 5 chapter studies + Overview

Read Esther in canonical sequence.

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Included Additions

These deuterocanonical additions are kept with Esther in the shelf.

  1. 1-2 Esther 1-2 - Dream, Empire, and Hidden Faithfulness Esther 1-2 joins Mordecai's dream to Esther's hidden obedience, exposes the court's misuse of power, and prepares the prayer-and-deliverance arc without hiding the Greek text's... 23 min read
  2. 3-4 Esther 3-4 - The Decree, the Fast, and Holy Intercession Esther 3-4 shows how wounded pride becomes public slander and death-dealing policy, and how God's people answer through mourning, fasting, prayer, intercession, and costly... 27 min read
  3. 5-7 Esther 5-7 - Esther Before the King and Haman's Fall Esther 5-7 shows prayer-born intercession under mortal risk, patient courage at the banquets, hidden providence through delayed remembrance, and Haman's fall into the humiliation... 26 min read
  4. 8 Esther 8 - The Counter-Decree and Shared Deliverance Esther 8 teaches that deliverance must become public truth and shared protection, as Esther continues interceding, Mordecai receives authority as stewardship, and the... 19 min read
  5. 9-10 Esther 9-10 - Purim, Restraint, and Mordecai's Interpretation Esther 9-10 teaches the ending of deliverance honestly, with hard violence, restraint from plunder, remembered joy, gifts to the poor, Mordecai's service, and the final confession... 22 min read
  6. Intro Esther with Greek Additions - Overview Esther with Greek Additions teaches hidden providence, prayer under threat, holy courage, restraint after deliverance, and the need to interpret history before God. 16 min read