When God opens His hand when His face shines on us? We see that God opened the heart of King Artaxerxes. Ezra was a Jew, part of the diaspora who 70 years earlier was taken from Israel and whose temple was destroyed, and so was their worship. The king issues a decree...
What can be accomplished if you keep doing what is right and persevere to love and serve others? Finishing the book of Esther this morning and being overwhelmed by the persistent and resilient faith of both Mordechai and Esther. Haman had tricked the king into...
God has a way of turning hatred, deceit, and traps against those who would plot them. Haman had hated and despised Mordechai because he would not bow in his presence. He then plotted and got the king to sign an edict to kill and plunder every Jew in the...
Do not keep silent… For such a time as this… Reading the words of Mordechai to Esther. A powerful reminder to speak up. Esther 4:13-14 Esther has been made queen of the Medo-Persian Empire. A plot has been sealed by the king’s edict to kill all...
God is going to reveal Himself to the Jewish people. He will preserve them and restore them fully to Himself. Zechariah prophecies about the coming of Jesus. The telling of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, just before His crucifixion. Zechariah 9:9...
