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All Things Work Together for Good
(Lesson 02)

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Introduction:

         1. The book of Esther illustrates the special principle revealed in Romans 8:28.
         2. Review of ch.1:
             a. Ahasuerus, king of Persia, became angry with Vashti the queen because she refused to appear
                 before his friends so they could admire her beauty.
             b. A law was enacted and published which stated that a new queen would replace Vashti (vs.19-22).
         3. In this lesson we are covering the information presented in ch.2.
             a. Two new characters are introduced: Mordecai and Esther.
             b. Esther was chosen to be queen.

Discussion:

I.           (vs.1) FOLLOWING  THE  EVENTS  RECORDED  IN  CH.1,  THE  KING  REMEMBERED  WHAT
             HAD  HAPPENED  CONCERNING  VASHTI


II.          (vs.2-4) THE  SEARCH  FOR  A  NEW  QUEEN  BEGAN

         A. (vs.2-4a) A procedure for selecting a new queen was suggested to the king.
         B. (vs.4b) The king approved of this procedure.

III.         (vs.5-7) MORDECAI  AND  ESTHER  ARE  INTRODUCED

         A. Mordecai:
             1. was a Jew who served in the palace
             2. raised his cousin Hadassah [Esther] as his own daughter.
         B. Esther was a beautiful young Jewish woman whose parents had died.

IV.         (vs.8-11) ESTHER  WAS  AMONG  THE  WOMEN  CHOSEN  TO  APPEAR  BEFORE  THE  KING

         A. (vs.8-9) Esther gained the favor of Hegai, and he showed her preferential treatment.
         B. (vs.10) Esther did not reveal that she was Jewish.
         C. (vs.11) Mordecai continued to check on Esther's welfare.

V.          (vs.12-14) THE  SELECTION  OF  A  NEW  QUEEN  BEGAN

         A. (vs.12) After 12 months, each woman appeared before the king.
         B. (vs.13) Each woman was given whatever she desired.
         C. (vs.14) After appearing before the king, the women became his concubines.

VI.         (vs.15-20) ESTHER  WAS  CHOSEN  TO  BE  THE  NEW  QUEEN

         A. Esther pleased the king more than all the other women.
         B. Even though she became queen, Esther continued to follow Mordecai's instructions.

VII.        (vs.21-23) MORDECAI  REVEALED  A  PLOT  AGAINST  THE  KING

         A. Two of the king's chamberlains decided to kill the king.
         B. Mordecai learned about the plot, he told Esther about it, Esther reported this to the king, and the men
             were executed.
         C. Although Mordecai was not immediately rewarded, this information was written in the king's records
             [the importance of this will be seen in ch.6].

VIII.       LET  US  MAKE  SEVERAL  OBSERVATIONS  ABOUT  THE  KING  AND  MORDECAI

         A. The king:
             1. was somewhat vain (1:4)
             2. was morally weak
             3. seemed to do whatever his followers suggested.
         B. Mordecai:
             1. was a good man
                 a. He adopted his cousin.
                 b. He was concerned about her welfare.
             2. was loyal to the king.
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