Esther
Treated in 25 passages across the library.
The story of a young Jewish woman who became queen of Persia. When Haman plots to destroy the Jews, her cousin Mordecai urges her to plead before the king: "who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" God is never named in the book, yet His providence runs through every turn of it. It explains the origin of the feast of Purim.
Chapters
The verses these writers stop at
- 4:14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and rescue will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows? Perhaps you have become queen for a time like this." 9
- 4:16 "Go and gather all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast in the same way. Then I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish." 7
Open Word Bible
Where it is preached
- A Body of Divinity ·
Man's Chief End cites Esth 2:22
…and they had their sweet odours to perfume them, and then went to stand before the king, Esth 2:22, so must we have the anointing of God, and be perfumed with the graces of the Spirit…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
May 1940 cites Esther 4:14
…and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” — Esther 4:14, ASV Five Days in May In the early hours of 10 May 1940, German forces crossed the Dutch…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.2 The Second Commandment cites Esth 2: 12
…When the virgins had been anointed and perfumed, they were to stand before the king (Esth 2: 12); SO, when we have had the anointing of God, we shall stand before the King of heaven.…
- Evening by Evening ·
November cites Esther 10:3
…whom I am this night a pardoned soul. November 28 “Seeking the wealth of his people.” (Esther 10:3) Mordecai was a true patriot, and therefore, being exalted to the highest position under…
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ·
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites Esth 4.16
…sword. Then I should think of Esther, who went to petition the king contrary to the law (Esth 4.16). I thought also of Benhadad’s servants, who went with ropes upon their heads to their…
- Holiness ·
Wants of the Times cites Esther i. 13
…know what those times require. The wise men in the court of Ahasuerus “knew the times.” (Esther i. 13.) Our Lord Jesus Christ blames the Jews because they “knew not the time of their…
The books that return to it most
- A Body of Divinity Thomas Watson 6 passages
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom Ochorus Originals 4 passages
- The Ten Commandments Thomas Watson 2 passages
- Evening by Evening Charles H. Spurgeon 1 passages
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners John Bunyan 1 passages
- Holiness J. C. Ryle 1 passages