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Esther’s boldness and bravery were laudable.  But this shouldn’t lead us to make her an exemplary model to follow.  It should lead us to and point us to Christ.

The "Why" questions begin to be answered as God's purposes become more clear.

We can understand the state of confusion the city was thrown into.  What we can’t understand, hopefully, is that Ahasuerus and Haman sat down to have a drink to celebrate and toast the decision.

We need to recognize the destructive nature of the worldly kingdom we live in, resolve not to be assimilated by it, and rest in Christ to whose heavenly kingdom we belong.

Just because we can’t see Him doesn’t mean God is not at work.  He is working in the ordinary, insignificant, moments of the day-to-day.  We may not be able to discern how He is working until after-the-fact, if that's even possible, but He is.

Peter warned against false teachers and gave instructions for how Christians in Asia Minor should stand firm.  Because the churches who received Peter's letter followed his instruction, they continued to gather for worship and fellowship in the same way that we continue to do two millennia later.