Part One: A Feast for the Eyes Part Two: Persia Meets Reality and Esther Part Three: Haman and A Star is Worn Part Four, Conclusion: Who Remains Silent in Times Like These? “The entire story of Israel, on one level at least, is the story of how Israel’s God is…
Part One: A Feast for the Eyes Part Two: Persia Meets Reality and Esther Part Three: Haman and A Star is Worn We begin this post with an understanding of Mordecai’s world view: “Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. Do not follow other gods, the…
Part One A Feast for the Eyes The account of a courageous woman named Esther as recorded in the Old Testament book by the same name, brings together the elements of anti-Semitism, ethnic ‘cleansing’, an assassination plot, of sexism, of civil disobedience, of speaking truth to power, of actions one woman takes to save her people,…
