Esther:
The Providence & Protection of God
**God Never
Abandons His People in Spite of Disobedience
**He Is the Sovereign Controller of History
**He Raises Up
Jewish Girl Out of Obscurity to Become Queen of the Most Powerful Empire on
Earth
**He Ensures
Moredcai's Deed Is Recorded in the Kings Chronicles
**He Guides
Esther's Admission to Court of the King
**He Superintends the Timing of Esther's Feasts
**He is Directly
Involved/ Kings Insomnia and It's Cure
**He Sees Haman's Gallows Unexpectedly Used
**He Gives Esther Great Favor in the Sight of
the King **He Brings About New Decree
& Victory/Jews
Theme: God Uses
Ordinary People to Overcome Extraordinary Circumstances to Accomplish His Will
I. The Jews
Threatened (Chapter 1-4)
II. The Jews
Triumph (Chapter 5-10)
I
Peter: Suffering & Glory
I. Salvation of the Believer (1:3-12)
A. Hope for the Future (v.3,4)
B. Trials for the Present (v.5-9)
C. Anticipation in the Past (v.10-12)
II. Sanctification of the Believer
(1:13-2:12)
A. Be Ye Holy (1:13-21)
B. Love One Another (1:22-25)
C. Preparation of the Priest unto God
(2:1-3)
D. Practice of the Priest unto God
(2:5,9)
E. Person of Christ (2:4,6-8)
F. Privilege of the Priest (v.10)
G. Priority of the Priest (v.11,12)
IV. Submission
of the Believer (2:13-3:12)
A. Submission to Government (2:13-17)
B. Submission in Business (2:18-25)
C. Submission in Marriage (3:1-8)
D. Submission in All of Life (3:9-12)
IV. Suffering of
the Believer (3:13-5:14)
A. Conduct in Suffering (3:13-17)
B. Christ's Example of Suffering
(3:18-4:6)
C. Commands in Suffering (4:7-19)
D. Ministers in Suffering (5:1-14)