The Book ofEsther
Old Testament · Book 17 of 66 · 10 chapters · 167 verses
Esther never mentions God's name, yet His providence saturates every scene. A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia just in time to stop a genocide, risking her life with the words: if I perish, I perish. It is the book for anyone positioned by God for such a time as this.
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Its most loved verses
- For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?Esther 4:14Who knows — you were made queen for such a time as this.
- Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.Esther 4:16Fast for me three days — if I perish, I perish.
- As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.Esther 9:22Sorrow turned to joy, mourning into celebration.
10 chapters
- 1Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is…22 verses
- 2After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was…23 verses
- 3After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of…15 verses
- 4When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his…17 verses
- 5Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her…14 verses
- 6On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to…14 verses
- 7So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.10 verses
- 8On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the…17 verses
- 9Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the…32 verses
- 10And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon…3 verses
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Book overviews written by Collins Asein and checked against Scripture by the PrayerKey editorial team. Bible text: King James Version.