Where is God?

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Where is God?

May 26, 2024 • Pastor Mark Johnson • Esther 4

The Book of Esther provides a powerful illustration of God’s sovereignty in “working all things together for the good…” (Romans 8:28). Surprisingly, God’s name does not appear in Esther. The account leaves “God shaped holes.” Nowhere are those holes more evident than in chapter 4; however nowhere is God more needed or more active. Do you ever ask, “Where is God?”

God's Reversals

June 30, 2024 • Pastor Mark Johnson • Esther 9—10

Today, we conclude with the amazing wrap up of “Esther: Silent Sovereignty.” Doomsday had been set for the destruction of the Jews (3:13). A counter-decree was issued (8:11-12). What would happen on the fateful day? What lessons are we to learn?

Providence Fulfills Promises

June 23, 2024 • Pastor Mark Johnson • Esther 8

Providence is God’s purposeful sovereignty or “the hand of God in the glove of history.” The entire Book of Esther, without mentioning God’s name, illustrates His providence fulfilling His promises to His people. As New Covenant believers, we rightly relish Romans 8:28. God’s people the Jews, even in their exile in the days of Esther, could count on the promises of the Abrahamic Covenant of Genesis 12:3. Esther 8 continued to sort out the fortunes of Esther, Mordecai, and the Jews in Persia. Notice the God sightings even though He is not mentioned directly!

Salvation Through Judgment

June 16, 2024 • Pastor Phillip Macdonald • Esther 6:14—7:10

Psalm 73:27 promises that God will vanquish all his enemies. In Esther 7, God sovereignly brings the evil Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to an end. Though God is not mentioned in the book of Esther, themes of the gospel run throughout. We see that God delivers justice against all evil-doers, but provides grace for all sinners who turn from their sin and trust in him.