{"id":2472,"date":"2024-01-13T15:41:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T14:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:16:37","slug":"introduction-esther","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=2472","title":{"rendered":"Introduction Esther"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns2472_815029-6a{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns2472_815029-6a .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns2472_815029-6a .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2472_815029-6a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2472_815029-6a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2472_815029-6a .kt-btn-wrap-0 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.kb-btn2472_e2dd54-aa.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn2472_e2dd54-aa kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/rockingchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Rocking Church<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn2472_3d0236-09.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn2472_3d0236-09 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/mm.lion-of-judah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Biker<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_8e87f8-90 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_8e87f8-90 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2472_8e87f8-90\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_c30ef2-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_c30ef2-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2472_c30ef2-b8\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_c30ef2-b8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_c30ef2-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2472_c30ef2-b8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_c30ef2-b8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_c30ef2-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2472_c30ef2-b8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading2472_c30ef2-b8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2472_c30ef2-b8\">Introduction to the book Esther<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The 17th Book of the Bible: God\u2019s Protection Throughout History<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_3531f8-45 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_3531f8-45 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2472_3531f8-45\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Book of Esther tells the story of the planned annihilation of the entire Jewish people\u2014and with it, the eradication of the biblical faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel\u2014throughout the Persian Empire, from Africa to the borders of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story of the book takes place in Susa, the Persian capital, during the reign of King Ahasuerus (also known to us as Xerxes I), who ruled between 485 and 465 B.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 55 years earlier, Cyrus, the first ruler of the Persian Empire, had permitted the Jews to rebuild the Temple, and a first Aliyah (Hebrew for \u201cgoing up,\u201d meaning a return to Israel) took place under Zerubbabel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But a great many Israelites had been taken into exile in a wide variety of countries. First by the Assyrians from the Northern Kingdom of Israel around 722 B.C., and about 135 years later again by the Babylonians when they conquered the Southern Kingdom of Judah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Ahasuerus\u2019 successor, Artaxerxes, a second wave of emigration then took place led by Ezra and Nehemiah.<br>As court officials, with their precise knowledge of Persian etiquette and palace proceedings, they could also be the authors of the Book of Esther.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of her disobedience, Queen Vashti is deposed, and the Jewish woman Esther (Persian, meaning \u201cstar\u201d in English) becomes queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esther\u2019s foster father, Mordecai, himself an official at the royal court, comes into conflict with Haman, a high-ranking minister, because, as a Jew, he refuses to bow down to him.<br>This embitters Haman to such an extent that he devises a plan to exterminate the entire Jewish people.<br>However, through God\u2019s faithfulness and the devotion of Esther and Mordecai, this catastrophe is averted, and instead, on the very day intended for their own destruction, the Jews are even permitted to take revenge on their enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In commemoration of this event, the festival of Purim (\u201cLot\u201d) is established, which is still celebrated annually in Judaism in the spring, during which the Book of Esther is read aloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Christian Bible, Esther is the last of the historical books.<br>In the Jewish Tanakh, it is classified among the Writings (Ketuvim) and is the last of the five (festive) scrolls (Megilloth).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_33ae3f-b9 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_33ae3f-b9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2472_33ae3f-b9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Outline of the Book of Esther:<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_cba1a8-de .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_cba1a8-de .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2472_cba1a8-de\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><strong>Chapter 1 \u2013 <\/strong>Ahasuerus\u2019s banquet and Queen Vashti\u2019s refusal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapter 2 \u2013 <\/strong>Esther becomes queen and Mordecai uncovers a plot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapter 3 \u2013 <\/strong>Haman plans the extermination of the Jewish people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapters 4\u20137 \u2013 <\/strong>Esther\u2019s courage, thwarting the genocide of the Jews<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapters 8\u20139 \u2013 <\/strong>The turn to revenge, the establishment of the Purim festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapter 10 \u2013 <\/strong>Mordecai\u2019s elevation to chief minister of the Persian Empire, his esteem among the people<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_87fb72-c3 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_87fb72-c3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2472_87fb72-c3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_f724ab-69, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_f724ab-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2472_f724ab-69\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_f724ab-69 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_f724ab-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2472_f724ab-69\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_f724ab-69 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2472_f724ab-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2472_f724ab-69\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading2472_f724ab-69 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2472_f724ab-69\"><strong>Content of the book of Esther<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_766bf9-62 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2472_766bf9-62 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2472_766bf9-62\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1443#esther-chapter-1\"><strong>Esther chapter 1<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1443#esther-chapter-2\"><strong>Esther chapter 2<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1443#esther-chapter-3\"><strong>Esther chapter 3<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1443#esther-chapter-4\"><strong>Esther chapter 4<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1443#esther-chapter-5\"><strong>Esther chapter 5<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1443#esther-chapter-6\"><strong>Esther chapter 6<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1443#esther-chapter-7\"><strong>Esther chapter 7<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1443#esther-chapter-8\"><strong>Esther chapter 8<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1443#esther-chapter-9\"><strong>Esther chapter 9<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1443#esther-chapter-10\"><strong>Esther chapter 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