2. “God amid the Shadows”

4. Esther 4:14 (KJV)
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?

5. The Jewish Feast of
Purim

6. The Persian king Ahasuerus has a
great banquet

8. Beautiful young women were
selected from all over the empire
from whom a new queen would
be chosen

11. We are introduced to Haman, a
vain and power hungry man, who
was promoted to a high position
by the king

13. Mordecai and the Jews grieved
when they learned of their fate

15. Esther 4:14 (KJV)
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?

16. Esther begins her plan to help her
people

18. During the night the king could not
sleep, so he had the king’s
records read to him

20. At the banquet, Esther told the king
of the plot to kill her and her
people.

22. Mordecai was put into Haman’s
place of power and an order was
given for Jews everywhere to
defend themselves

25. Romans 11:33 (KJV)
O the depth of the riches both of the
wisdom and knowledge of God! how
unsearchable are his judgments, and his
ways past finding out!