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Esther 3-4: For Such a Time as This

August 22, 2024

Esther 3-4, Proverbs 16:1-16, Luke 19:39-48, Titus 3:1-8   Esther 3-4: The plot thickens. Haman is promoted to a position of unparalleled power—right beneath the king (3:1)—and it is the king’s command that all should pay him homage and bow down before him (3:2). But Mordecai refuses (3:2). Why Mordecai refuses is not made explicit, but we may surmise…

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