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e are continuing here in Esther in the same general context
which we considered in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah (Ezra 4:6 & Esther
1:1). However, we now come upon a little different perspective on things. All the events which make up the scenes in
this book occur very far from the holy city of Jerusalem. The ruler of a world empire (Ahasuerus) lived
far from the city of God, but this book lets us in on a sequence of events
which weave together his actions and the actions of the heathen of his kingdom
with the actions of God and God's people.
This chapter is not much more than the setting of a stage.
We will soon be introduced to the main character of the book, Esther (2:7).
Well, she will be the main human instrument playing in this drama. The real main character is not even named in
the book. The main character is God.
Perhaps there is no book in the Bible that demonstrates God's sovereignty more
beautifully than Esther does... even though you won't find Him named even once
in it.
Esther
the Jewess was destined to save her people from annihilation. But, first she
needed to become the queen of the world. Still, there were some big things that
had to change for that to happen. Not that everything that led up to that point
was right or righteous. But, God was the great conductor who guided both the
good and bad players in such a way that He ultimately achieved His end purpose:
the preservation of His people. We will see how He did that as we make our way
through this book.
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