by Joan Masterson One phrase mostly associated with the Book of Esther is “for such a time as this”. The application of that statement for us as believer is found in Act 17: [26] and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the [...]
by Joan Masterson The Jewish people initiated the Feast of Purim in the fifth century B.C. At that time, many Jewish people were voluntarily living in Persia; the feast commemorates their narrow escape from death. The Book of Esther records the account of Haman’s plot to kill the Jewish people and the ways Mordecai and Esther overturned the plot. Before the defeat of [...]
By Joan Masterson Esther 4 [14] “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?” The Erve of Purim is Saturday sundown March 15, 2014. We all [...]
