God’s sovereignty does not negate man’s responsibility. And man’s responsibility cannot circumvent God’s sovereignty.

God’s hand may be invisible, but His plan is invincible.

God’s providence is expressed in the events that happen but also in what He prevents from happening.

Good things don’t just work out. It is God who works things out for good.

The perversion of governance rolls over to persecution from government.

Darkness never retreats on its own but only when light is shown. When light flows, darkness flees.

The greater the evil, the greater the revival.

The violence of man cannot circumvent the providence of God.

The Christian is not supposed to let anything go to hell, not souls nor society.

What the enemy chooses to bring death, God uses to bring life.

Esther 10:1
And King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea.

Esther 10:2-3
2 Now all the acts of his power and his might, and the account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? 3 For Mordecai the Jew was second to King Ahasuerus, and was great among the Jews and well received by the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.

A throne established in righteousness is not about “right or left” but right or wrong.

John Jay
“Providence has given our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as privilege and interest, of a Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.”

Discussion Questions

1. Open-ended question: what was the main overarching theme of the Book of Esther? (See Psalm 115:3, Proverbs 19:21, Psalm 103:19, Colossians 1:16-17). How does the truth of God’s silent sovereignty comfort you?

2. What did you admire most about Esther? Mordecai? How can we learn from their lives and apply such spiritual resolve to our lives?

3. What does the rise and fall of Haman teach us about God’s plan and protection for His people (this includes His Church)? (See Psalm 121)

4. Discuss this quote: What the enemy chooses to bring death, God uses to bring life. (Ex.: the cast of the lot, the cross, the rebirth of Israel, the 6-Day War)

5. How does chapter 10 show us the importance of righteousness establishing a throne? (See Proverbs 25:5)