It’s a busy day in Heaven. Satan comes strolling in and starts a conversation with God. God holds up Job as the gold standard and Satan replies, “Really?” First of all, I don’t like the thought of Satan being allowed to even THINK about walking into Heaven, let alone the presence of God. But here […]
We have come to the story of a righteous man who will encounter some serious issues. Today we will meet Job. Job was a family man. He watched over his family with GREAT care. He had seven sons and three daughters. He was always on the lookout for trouble with them. He raised them all […]
We have reached the end of Ester’s story. It concludes with a wrap up of Mordecai’s rise in power under King Ahasuerus of Persia. The king’s acts are mentioned in this wrap up too but only the fact that he “imposed tax on the land and on the coastlands of the sea” (verse 1b). Not […]
The celebrating after the Jews were safe became a yearly holiday. Purim begins with the decree of Mordecai to honor this day of deliverance. This is indeed a day to celebrate! A day that God brought, once again, victory out of despair. The Jewish people were marked for death by Haman and his hatred but […]
Nine months have passed since Mordecai and the king’s edict. The Jews are ready for whoever comes against them. Victory is theirs for their God is STRONGER. Haman had decreed that this day would put an end to the Jews. He did this because Mordecai wouldn’t bow to him when he passed. Instead of addressing […]
