GOD WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES: A STUDY OF ESTHER - THE CONCLUSION
ESTHER CHAPTER 10
Introduction:

I.

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Pictures Christ

a. Showing

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to Others

i. Mordecai checks on Esther’s welfare (Esther 2:11)

ii. Jesus meets the needs of those around Him (Matt 4:23-24)

b.

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to The Authority

i. Mordecai was faithful to the king (Esther 2:21-23)

ii. Jesus was faithfully obedient to the Father (Rev 1:5a, John 14:31, Phil 2:8)

c.

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to The Needs of Others

i. Mordecai tore his clothes over the decree to kill his people (Esther 4:1)

ii. Jesus was sympathetic to those around Him and the condition they were in (John 11:35, Isaiah 63:9, Luke 19:41-44)

d. Persecuted by Evil Men

i. Mordecai was persecuted with a plan to kill him by Haman (Esther 5:13-14)

ii. Jesus killed by the very ones He came to save (Matt 27:22-26)

e.

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Publicly

i. Mordecai was marched through the street in the King’s apparel (Esther 8:15)

ii. Jesus triumphal entry (Matt 21:5-9)

f. Exalted to A High Position

i. Mordecai elevated (Esther 10:1-3)

1. He was next unto the

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2. His

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   was great among the people, and he was accepted of the multitude
   

3. He spoke

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   to his people
   

4. He sought the

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   of his people
   

ii. Jesus elevated (Heb 1:2-3, Phil 2:9-11, Rom 5:1, Heb 9:11-12)

1. Jesus is currently sitting on the

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   of the Father (Heb 1:2-3)
   

2. Jesus has been given a

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   above every
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   and ALL will bow before Him (Phil 2:9-11)
   

3. Jesus brings

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   to His people (Roman 5:1)
   

4. Jesus brings

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   to His people (Heb 9:11-12)
   

II.

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Pictures Christ

a. In the right place at the perfect __time

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i. Esther was in the exact place that God wanted her at the exact time (Esther 4:14)

ii. Jesus came to the earth at exactly the right time that God had determined (Gal 4:4-5)

b.

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With The People

i. Esther was willing to be numbered with her people and even die if necessary (Esther 4:16, 7:3-4)

ii. Jesus was numbered with mankind and died even though He did not sin Himself (Isaiah 53:11-12)

c. Able to intervene betweens

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worlds
i. Esther was able to mediate because she was a Jew and in a position with the king. In other words, she was sovereignly connected as well as part of the common people (Esther 7:3-4, 5:6)

1. Esther could

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   with her people (Esther 7:3-4)
   

2. Esther could also approach the

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   (Esther 5:6)
   

ii. Jesus can mediate because He is both the Son of God and the Son of Man (Heb 4:15, Psalm 2:7-8)

1. Jesus can sympathize with

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   (Heb 4:15)
   

2. Jesus can also approach the throne in

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   (Psalm 2:7-8)
   

III.

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Should Be A Picture of Christ

a. We Need to Be Like Esther and Go Before The King to Make

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for Others

b. We Need to Be Like Mordecai and Show

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to Others and Sympathize With Their Needs

c. We Need to Be Like Christ Because He is The Perfect

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for Us

i. We are to be a

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of Christ to the rest of the world

ii. God is continually working on conforming us to the image of Christ

iii. We are to be

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in Jesus and live our lives in such a way that we show Him to the

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He is Working Even When We Don’t See It