God's Invisible Presence through...
I. Hard Times 1-7 (Threat and Trust)
A. King's Banquet 1-2
1. "There She Goes Miss Persia 1.1-2.7
2. Queenlike Quailities of a Lovely Lady 2.8-20
B. Hamman's Edict: An Evil Interlude 2.21-3.15
C. Queen's Obedience 4-5
1. To Her God: Thinking, Saying, and Doing What's Right--Regardless 4
2. To Herself: The Beginning of a Collision Course 5
D. God's Deliverance 6-7
1. Mordechai Honored: Turnabout I s Fair Play 6
2. Hamman Hanged: Ultimate Poetic Justice 7
II. During Happy Times 8-10 (Deliverance and Praise)
A. Mordecai's Edict 8
B. Jew's Rejoicing 8.15 - 9
1. The Limitations of Retaliation 9.1-16
2. After the Ache, Celebrate 9.17-32
C. Shalom!: In the End God Wins 10.
-----Swidoll (adapted from the study guide)
I. The Wife Who Refused to Obey Her Husband 1
II. The Beauty Contest to Choose a Real Queen 2
III. Haman and Anti-Semitism 3
IV. For Sunch a Time as This 4
V. The Scepter of Grace and the Nobility of Esther 5
VI. Whe a King Could Not Sleep at Night 6
VII. The Man Who Came to Dinner but Died on the Gallows 7
VIII. The Message of Hope That Went our from the King 8
IX. The Institution of the Feast of Purim 9-10.--- J. Vernon McGee
I. Esther Elevated to Queen of Persia 1.1-2.23
A. The Great Banquets of Xerxes 1.1-9
B. Vashti's Dethronement 1.10-12
C. Choosing a New Queen 2.1-23
II. The Feud Between Haman and Mordecai 3.1-8.17
A. Haman's Plot to Kill Mordecai 3.1-6
1. Haman's anger with Mordecai 3.1-15
2. A day of revenge chosen by lot 3.7-15
B. Mordecai's Plan to Save His People 4.1-17
1. Reactin to the edict 4.1-2
2. Mordecai's appeal to Esther 4.4-17
C. Esther's First Banquet 5.1-8
D. Haman's Plot Against Mordecai 5.9-14
E. Haman's Humiliation 6.1-13
1. Discovery of an unrewarded deed 6.1-5
2. Mordacai honored 6.6-11
3. Haman's wife affirms his doenfall 6.12-13
F. Esther's Second Banquet 6.14-7.10
1. Haman summoned to the banquet 6.14
2. Haman exposed and executed 7.1-10
G. Mordecai's Elevation 8.1-17
1. Exaltation over the house of Haman 8.1-2
2. Reversal of Haman's decree 8.3-14
3. Popualr reaction 8.15-17
III. The Jews' Day of Vengeance 9.1-19
A. A Great Slaughter 9.1-10
B. Vengeance in Susa 9.11-15
C. Celebration in the Provinces and in Susa 9.16-19
IV. Institution of the Feast of Purim 9.20-10.3
A. Mordecais's Letter 9.20-28
B. Esther's Confirmation 9.29-32
C. The Greatness of Mordecai 10.1-3
-----F.B. Huey, Jr. in Expositor's Bible Commentary
http://www.amazon.com/Expositors-Commentary-Chronicles-Nehemiah-Esther/dp/0310364604/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303742934&sr=8-4
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