Esther 6
The King Remembers Mordecai
Haman Honors Mordecai, Whom He Wants to Kill
Haman's People See Defeat Coming
Esther 7
Esther's Second Banquet for Ahasuerus and Haman
The King Promises 'Yes", Esther Pleads for Her Life (and People)
Haman's Treachery Revealed
Haman Hanged on the Gallows He Made for Mordecai
Esther 8
King Ahasuerus gives the House of Mordecai to Esther
Mordecai Revealed as Esther's Family; Given Haman's Position by the King
The King, Esther, and Mordecai Establish a new Decree to Save the Jews
Esther 9
The Purim War; the Jews Conquer their Enemies and leave the Plunder
Haman's Family Wiped Out
The Feast of Purim Established
Esther 10
The Conclusion of Mordecai's Story
Because this theme is found close to the center of the book I think it may carry extra weight. There is a king in heaven who is having all the deeds of man recorded, and one day he will reward his faithful followers.
ReplyDeleteWe do what we do out of love and one day he will reward because it pleases him to do so.
-Stacy