Now he needs to pick a new queen and eventually manages to select esthera comely, young secretly jewish woman who is a part of his harem. The book of esther has served the jewish people as support of their national hope and especially so. It is one of the five scrolls megillot in the hebrew bible. The book of esther may not directly mention god, yet it clearly reveals god at work. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance. The book of esther begins with the queen of king ahasuerusvashtisnubbing the kings request to meet with her. The king did extend his golden scepter, and he spared esther s life.
Esther 6 new international version niv mordecai honored. In the story of esther, youll meet a beautiful, young queen who risked her life to serve god and save her people. The genre of the book of esther is narrative history. Summary of the book of esther genuine leather bible. The story of esther reads like a movie plot, with a beautiful queen risking her life to prevent genocide.
Esther the spirit of the book of esther is anything but attractive. In the book of esther this information is casually presented as unimportant, but comes up later in the story. Book of esther, book of the hebrew bible and the christian old testament. The holy bible book 17 esther kjv dramatized audio. The book of esther kjv audio bible full by alexander. Although we do not know who wrote the book of esther, from internal evidence it is possible to make some inferences about the author. The book of esther, also known in hebrew as the scroll megillah, is a book in the third section ketuvim, writings of the jewish tanakh the hebrew bible and in the christian old testament.
Esther bible book with full chapters king james version. Esther 1 kjv now it came to pass in the days of bible gateway. It is never quoted or referred to by jesus or his apostles, and it is a satisfaction to think that in very early times, and even among jewish scholars, its right to a place in the canon was hotly contested. This summary of the book of esther provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of esther. I want to embrace this book of the bible, i really do i used to think was illegitimate for reasons of not even. And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are they not written in the book of the annals of. The book of esther kjv audio holy bible high quality.
She sent clothing to him to replace the burlap, but he refused it. Esther is read during the purim feast on 14th and 15th adar februarymarch. Christian women faith articles, encouragement, growth. Jeremiah ascribed the most elevated attributes to the god whom he served 32. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. The coincidences, the amazing reversals, and the poetic justice that led to the deliverance of the jews in persia all proclaim the presence of god. It relates the story of a hebrew woman in persia, born as hadassah but known as esther, who becomes queen of persia and thwarts a genocide. This summary of the book of esther provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this. Esther 2 king james version kjv 2 after these things, when the wrath of king ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. Esther 4, new living translation nlt the bible app.
Esther with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The holy bible book 17 esther kjv dramatized audio youtube. Published on sep 12, 2015 the book of esther from the holy bible king james version kjv authorisedauthorized version book 17 please note we have slowed the speed of. The purpose of the book of esther is to display the providence of god, especially in regard to his chosen people, israel. What spiritual lessons can we learn from this book. This is the holy book of esther, known simply as the book of esther. King xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores. The book of ester is a very special book in the bible, so here are 11 important bible verses from the book of esther. After several special banquets for the king and haman, esther finally revealed hamans plot and made known her. Esther 2 kjv after these things, when the wrath of. The book of esther is one of only two books in the bible named for women. Usher program themes and scriptures the number of republican russia to bring about a swift end to. Esther 6 mordecai honored that night the king bible. Without ever mentioning god directly, the hand of god is all over the story of esther, displaying the providence and.
The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward. Now in shushan the palace there was a certain jew, whose name was mordechai who had been carried away from jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with jeconiah king of judah, whom nebuchadnezzar the king of babylon had carried away esther 2. That in those days, when the king ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in shushan the palace, in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants. Esther these are all of the chapters of the book of esther. The book of esther kjv read by alexander scourby youtube. A 10day bible study on the book of esther by ibelieve contributors. In fact, god is not directly mentioned by name in the book of esther. Shen edition rcu17ss, revised chinese union version traditional script shen edition rcu17ts. You can read the remainder of the book of esther to see what happened.
The book of esther records the institution of the feast of purim and the obligation of its perpetual observation. Esther bible story summary what christians want to know. Esther 110 new king james version nkjv the king dethrones queen vashti. On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles. The book of esther was likely written between 460 and 350 b.
Hence it belongs to the bestknown otbooks with the jews and it is also the book, which has the oldest copies. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. King james version this book tells the story of the jewish queen of persia who exposed a plot to destroy her people and thus saved all the jews in that country from destruction. For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the jews from another place, but you and your fathers house will perish. Esther whole book king james version kjv alexander scourby free audio video bible duration. Now it came to pass in the days of ahasuerus, this is ahasuerus which reigned, from india even unto ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of esther in the bible king james version. In the jewish bible, esther follows ecclesiastes and lamentations and is read on the festival of purim, which commemorates the rescue of the jews from hamans plottings. She ordered him to go to mordecai and find out what was troubling him and why he was in mourning. Mordecai learned of a plot to kill the king and made it known to esther who passed the news to the king. His name is not written in the book, but his fingerprints, as we say, are all over it.