Esther

Esther, a Jewish queen in Persia, and her cousin Mordecai expose Haman’s plot to destroy the Jews. Though God’s name is never mentioned, his providence is evident in the origin of Purim.

Author: Unknown
Date: c. 460–350 BC
Theme: Providence preserves the Jewish people in Persia.
Key verses: Esther 4:14; Esther 9:20-22
American King James

Esther 10

1And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land, and on the isles of the sea. 2And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? 3For Mordecai the Jew was next to king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brothers, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

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