Ezra Foreword

Sermon on Esther 2:17

"GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL RULE." Intro: The book of Esther is devoted to the story of how God preserved the nation of Israel from obliteration. Though the word God, or the name of God is not mentioned in the book, we see His hand working behind the scenes. It is a book of God's overruling providence. I. LOOKING BACK OVER THE STORY, WE SEE GOD WORKING BEHIND THE SCENE LONG BEFORE HIS PUR...

Sermon on Esther 4:13, 14

"FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS" I. GOD HAS A PLAN AND A PURPOSE FOR EACH LIFE. A. All of the events of the past are preparation. 1. Vashtis' rebellion against kings order. 2. The edict to replace her. 3. God had a purpose in creating Esther an especially beautiful child. 4. Her being chosen as one to appear before the king. 5. Her being chosen by the king. a. She could have said "...

Sermon on Esther 4:13, 14

"THE ETERNAL PURPOSES OF GOD" I. GOD HAS A PLAN FOR THE WORLD. A. World events are under His control. 1. He appoints the rulers. 2. Nebuchadnezzer. B. You are included in God's plan. 1. He has certain purposes He wants you to fulfill. 2. He is now preparing you for a future work. a. "Thou hast beset me before & behind. . ." 3. Looking back, can trace the hand of God. 4. Hi...

Sermon on Esther 4:13,14

"FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS" I. GOD HAS A MASTER PLAN FOR EACH OF US. A. What so often seems to be happenstance is God's overruling hand. 1. The annoying inconvenience could be divine providence. a. You start off from your house and suddenly you realize you forgot your wallet. 1. Don't curse your absent mindedness. 2. Perhaps God is sparing your life. 2. The two girls with flat ...

Sermon on Esther 4:13, 14

"FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS" Intro: Today the U.S. has been raised to height & power. Why? To each of us God has given opportunity, talent, and position. Who knows whether thou art come to the Kingdom for such a tim as this. I. HEARKEN. A. Will you try to separate your interests from those of your people & your God? 1. "Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the King's h...

Sermon on Esther 4:13-16

"FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS" Intro: Through an unusual chain of events, Esther, a Jewess, was made Queen of Persia. I. IT WAS A TIME OF NATIONAL PERIL. A. An irreversible edict to kill all Jews had been sent out. 1. This massacre was to occur on the 13th day of the 12th month. 2. The Kings favorite aide had offered an 18 million dollar bribe to accomplish this. a. The terrible c...

Sermon on Esther 4:14

"FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS" I. GOD'S PURPOSES ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH HUMAN INSTRUMENTS. A. Threatened annihilation of Abraham's seed, before God's promise was fulfilled. 1. "Through thy seed shall all nations of world be blessed." 2. "There shall arise a branch out of the stem of Judah." 3. God must preserve this tribe to fulfill His Word. B. God's advance preparations. 1. Vasht...

Sermon on Esther 4:14

"FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS." I. THE OCCASION. A. God's people are being threatened with extermination. 1. A cruel plot has been hatched up by a man named Haman. a. He has been insulted by a Jew who refused to bow to him when he passed by. b. In his anger he plots the extermination of all of the Jews in the whole realm. c. It has a strong incentive program built into it, whoever ...

Sermon on Esther 7:10

"OUR UNENDING WAR." Intro. "So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordicai," Haman the Agagite a descendant of king Agag, king of the Amalekites. That wicked Haman, who had plotted to exterminate all of the Jews from off of the face of the earth. There he is swinging from his own 75-foot high gallows that he intended to hang Mordicai on. I. THE AMAZING BIBLE...