Sermon Titles by Iain M. Duguid in the Reformed Expository Commentary
Standing Firm against the Empire 1.1-22
Beauty and the Beast 2.1-23
Mordecai Makes a Stand 3.1-15
The Dog That Didn't Bark 4.1-17
Meekness and Subtlety 5.1-14
The Man the King Delights to Honor 6.1-14
Coming Out in Susa 7.1-10
It Ain't Over 8.1-17
A World Turned Upside Down 9.1-10.3
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I. The Jews of Persia are Threatened 1-5
A. Life in Persia Is Dangerous 1.1-22
1. Xerxes Is a Powerful and Dangerous King 1.1-8
2. Queen Vashti Defies Xerxes 1.9-12
3. The King and Nobles React to Vashti's Disobedience 1.13-22
B. Esther, Mordecai, and Haman 2.1-3.15.
1. Esther Is Made Queen of Persia 2.1-18
2. Mordecai Foils an Assassination Attempt 2.19-23
3. Haman Issues a Decree of Death Against the Jews 3.1-15
C. Esther's Defining Moment 4.1-17
1. Mordecai Mourns Over Haman's Decree 4.1-5
2. Mordecai Begs Esther to Intercede 4.6-14
3. Ether Calls a Three-Day Fast 4.15-17
D. Esther's Intervention 5.1-14
1. Esther Appears Uninvited Before the King 5.1-5a
2. Ether Prepares a Banquet for the King and Haman 5.5b-7
3. Haman Builds a Gallows to Kill Mordecai 5.8-14
II. The Reversal of Destiny 6.1-9.19
A. The Reversal Begins 6.1-14
1. The King Has a Sleepless Night 6.1-3
2. Haman Seeks the King's Permision to Kill Mordecai Immediatly 6.4-9
3. Mordecai is Honored Instead 6.10-14
B. Haman Is Executed 7.1-10
1. Esthe Prepares a Second Banquet for the King and Haman 7.1-2
2. Esther Reveals Her Jewish Identity and Accuses Haman 7.3-7
3. The King Orders Haman Executed 7.8-10
C. The Counter-Edict Is Issued 8.1-17
1. Esther Introduces Mordecai to the King 8.1
.2 Mordecai Receives the Signet Ring Previously Worn By Haman 8.2
3. Esther Gives Haman's Property to Mordecai 8.3-8
4. Mordecai Writes the Counter-Edict 8.9-17
D. The Day of Conflict Arrives 9.1-19
1. The Jews Kill Many, Including Hamna's Ten Sons 9.1-10
2. Esther Asks for Their Bodies to Be Displayed and for a Second Day of Killing in Susa 9.11-19
III. Purim Is Established 9.20-32
A. Mordecai Writes to the Jews of Persia 9.20-28
B. Esther Writes to Confirm Mordecai's Letter 9.29-32
IV. Epilogue: Mordecai Is Esteemed As National Hero 10.1-3
Karen H. Jobes in NIV Application Commentary.
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A. Greatness of Ahasuerus 1.1-8
B. Two Banquets of the Persians 1.1-8
C. Esther Identifies as a Gentile 2.10-20
D. Elevation of Haman 3.1
E. Anti-Jewish Edict 3.12-15
F. Fatefull Exchange of Mordecai and Esther 4
G. First Banquet of the Threesome 5.6-8
H. Royal Procession 6
G. Second Banquet of the Threesome 7.1-6
F. Fatefull Exchange of Ahasuerus and Esther 7.1-6
E. Pro-Jewish Edict
D. Elevation of Mordecai 8.15
C. Gentiles Identify as Jews 8.17
B. Two Banquets of the Jews 9.20-32
A. Greatness of Ahasuerus and Mordecai 10
Jon Levenson in The Old Testament Library (p.8).
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