Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 0000046444 00000 n 0000046100 00000 n Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. Scripture: Esther 4:4-17, Genesis 45:5-7, Genesis 50:19-20. The Chosen Life: Studies in Esther Esther Ch. 0000004544 00000 n The king Xerxes was absolutely a wicked king. 0000017017 00000 n 0000047715 00000 n 0000047982 00000 n (1-3) He and the rest of the Jews lament their fate. 0000047073 00000 n 5. Since Mordechai was her adoptive father she sent fresh clothes to him that he might be presentable enough to enter the royal harem and come to her to explain the matter. 0000017454 00000 n . 4 When Esther’s eunuchs and female attendants came and told her about Mordecai, she was in great distress. 0000046568 00000 n 0000008256 00000 n Esther’s Plan Begun (4:15-5:8) 1) Esther goes in to the king and is received favorably. 0000005040 00000 n 4. Previous Next . HOW many days were they to fast? 0000046724 00000 n 0000017562 00000 n Esther. Verse 4 explains that because Esther was in the Queen’s quarter she was shielded from the public and the outside world in general and only heard about Mordechai’s distress through her servants. 0 0000003999 00000 n 0000008999 00000 n 0000046215 00000 n God is Sovereign. We must stand with courage. 0000015445 00000 n %%EOF Note: The book of Esther can be difficult to relate back to Jesus and his Good News. Lament and mourn and weep! 520 0 obj<> endobj 0000017508 00000 n 0000046498 00000 n 6. 2. Faith is persistence. Chapter 4. endstream endobj 585 0 obj<>/W[1 1 1]/Type/XRef/Index[54 466]>>stream Lesson 4. 0000045262 00000 n The time to follow God’s plan is now. 451 0 obj<>stream And if I perish, I … . 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It can be used for Children’s Church and Sunday School. 0000006185 00000 n 0000046778 00000 n The events we read about in this chapter remind us again that a man may plan his way, but the Lord directs his steps (Proverbs 16:9). 2) The family plot Mordecai’s death by hanging – … 0000010108 00000 n 0000001664 00000 n 0000008345 00000 n The lesson here is that God’s timing is always immaculate and the Book of Esther reminds the reader of this and Esther’s place on the throne at this exact time would save the Jews from extermination. 0000002089 00000 n Esther comes to understand the providence of God in retrospect. Haman’s Plan Against Mordecai (5:9-14) 1) In Haman’s pride he boasts to his family about this feast. When Mordecai learned all that had happened, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city. In Esther 4:14 we see the principal theme of the book, which is that God takes care of and delivers His people, but He doesn’t always show us how until the right time. 0000004783 00000 n 1. A Cry for Help. 0000006487 00000 n %PDF-1.5 %���� 0000047019 00000 n 0000016453 00000 n 0000002428 00000 n WHAT was Esther going to do while the Jews fasted? 0000007402 00000 n He ruled over a vast empire that extended from India to Ethiopia (Esther 1:1).Esther was a descendant of the tribe of Benjamin, which had been part of the kingdom of Judah. startxref 6 Inductive Women’s Bible Study — Lesson 6 Is God in the details? James 4:7-10 seems to encapsulate the lessons from the lives of Esther and Mordecai: Therefore submit to God. 8. Yet throughout the … 0000015769 00000 n The Book of Esther provides many biblical lessons that can be applied towards life today. 0000015135 00000 n Show content in: English Both Hebrew. 0000045687 00000 n Resist the devil [and his plots] and he will flee from you. Begin by giving the background of Chapter 1 for the Esther Bible Story- ... Mordecai's next words are probably the most well-known from the Book of Esther. 0000015206 00000 n endstream endobj 521 0 obj<. 0000002740 00000 n 0000045423 00000 n a) In this lesson, the main character Esther learns about a plot to wipe out all of her fellow Jewish people who live throughout the Persian Empire. 0000000016 00000 n 0000004784 00000 n Esther had … 0000005922 00000 n x�bb�e`b``Ń3� ���ţ�1� � [ ǡ:"/�wn&��r��zī���QIYO�)h���/^�(�'�ö�t��� 0000046269 00000 n 0000009486 00000 n "When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with … 0 0000002291 00000 n 4. 0000045368 00000 n 0000015501 00000 n Her ancestors were among the Jews wh… 0000041428 00000 n 0000005042 00000 n I can summarize this entire lesson in one thought: Having boldness during difficult times. God, in His providence, makes amazing things happen when we make ourselves available. 0000008123 00000 n Book of Esther Chapter 4. Next » Chapter 5. 0000048036 00000 n WHAT did Esther as Mordecai to do? read esther chapter 4 all We won’t get far today, but let’s see if we can put this in perspective for now. 0000007096 00000 n 0000005389 00000 n 0000002538 00000 n 0000016639 00000 n 0000006828 00000 n Esther - Chapter 4 « Previous Chapter 3. The Chosen Life: Studies in Esther Esther Ch. Esther 4:14: Junctures: T. McEwan. Usually we don’t see it coming, but there will be a moment in time when. 0000047874 00000 n endstream endobj 448 0 obj<. 0000001767 00000 n 0000015620 00000 n to Him. 0000002103 00000 n 0000000016 00000 n 0000008787 00000 n He cried out with a loud and bitter cry. %PDF-1.5 %���� 0000048106 00000 n 0000002936 00000 n 1. Esther then ask the Jews to fast about this for three days and three nights (Esther 4:15-17). When contestants vying to be Ahasuerus’s new queen were brought to the palace, they were given a lengthy beauty regimen… 0000016910 00000 n An evil man with an evil plan! 0000045038 00000 n Lesson Summary: God used Esther, an ordinary orphan, to become a queen and hero for His people. 0000045921 00000 n Esther 4:12-14 When Esther's words were reported to Mordecai, (13) he sent back this answer: "Do not think that because you are in the king's house you alone of all the Jews will escape. When Mordecai hears about this evil plot, he reacts the way any decent Biblical character would react: he puts on sackcloth and ashes and walks around the city, wailing, before finally winding up at the King's gate. CHAPTER 3. 0000016141 00000 n Though God’s name is never mentioned in this book, this lesson helps to see how God uses people to bring about His will. 0000009246 00000 n 0000048161 00000 n 0000003966 00000 n <<536f6512a2f6c64e8d7553aa1c67ea8a>]>> After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman . The story of Esther takes place in the Persian Empire during the reign of Ahasuerus, known more familiarly to us by the Greek form of his name, Xerxes I. God has a Plan – Esther 4:14 524 0 obj<>stream . 0000047644 00000 n 0000029568 00000 n 2) Esther invites the king of Haman to a feast. 0000001419 00000 n 0000046848 00000 n I find Esther 4:14 interesting: “For if you remain silent at this … 0000009608 00000 n 0000047361 00000 n Esther 4:14 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Please read Esther 4. All of the things that Esther had experienced up to that moment (including being taken away from her people), and all that seemed negative as well as positive happening to 0000047143 00000 n %%EOF endstream endobj 500 0 obj<>/W[1 1 1]/Type/XRef/Index[39 408]>>stream In the Providence of God. (14) For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. 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This lesson covers chapter four of a ten part series from the book of Esther. 0000044761 00000 n Esther 4:14: Esther's Exaltation; or Who Knoweth: Spurgeon, Charles Haddon: Esther 4:14: Every One has His Peculiar Work: Homilist: Esther 4:14: Female Deliverers in Israel: A. Imagine having to live with a 0000003078 00000 n Esther 4 – Esther’s Decision A. Mordecai’s mourning. 0000045866 00000 n 0000017195 00000 n trailer 0000015339 00000 n xref 0000016758 00000 n 0000016693 00000 n 0000015714 00000 n 0000017250 00000 n 0000001953 00000 n xref 0000047768 00000 n trailer 0000003070 00000 n 0000045579 00000 n On this particular … 5 Then Esther summoned Hathak, one of the king’s eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why. 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Chapter 4. 0000016250 00000 n Esther 3:7-11 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, they cast the pur (that is, the lot) in the presence of Haman to select a day and month.And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar. 0000047928 00000 n Sackcloth Chic . 0000047431 00000 n Please carefully read Esther 4:5-8 and answer the following questions. 0000045109 00000 n B. Davidson, D. D. Esther 4:14: God's Purpose and Man's Opportunity: A. Raleigh, D. D. Esther 4:14: Inactivity in the Cause of Christ Condemned: W. H. 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