Mordecai and Esther

In this message, we meet Esther and her cousin Mordecai and learn how she was chosen to be queen of the Medo-Persians. As Alistair Begg points out, our focus must be higher than the events of the story – we also need to see God working providentially to preserve His people in an unbelieving culture.

Scripture: Esther 2:5-23
Preached: June 23, 2013

[constancereeder]

My adopted grandson's mother was high on drugs her whole pregnancy so Jaxxon was born severely physically and mentally handicapped without possibility of walking, talking, swallowing, continence. I have a very hard time accepting that our loving Father planned him that way. I know He loves him and we do too. I believe that God will use him but to plan him that way? That's a very hard thing to accept!

[brendaeyler]

Thank you for always teaching the absolute TRUTH of GOD'S WORD. I have struggled for years with Esther and no one has ever been able to help- until now- To GOD be the GLORY 🙏🙏

[beverlyfrazier]

Thank you Pastor Beggs, glory be to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

[shellinearmstrong]

Definitely sets down an issue I’ve been struggling with these last three weeks….I thank you.God bless you.🙏💗

[robertmize]

Grateful to the Word of God for sustaining me.

[adamsanders]

This was great! I am reaching through Esther right now and I realized that while I knew the story, I had not thought very seriously about the moral circumstances surrounding the events.
Glad to hear someone else wrestling seriously with these!

[toughbiblepassages]

Begg says this episode of Esther’s life is “awkward” but I don’t think so at all.. there’s a lot to reflect on with regards to the morality of Esther’s situation in life, and we could learn from it

[hikerJohn]

At 16:43 when he said: "Nice Legs, shame about her face" he sounded like Crocodile Dundee rather than cockney

[marig]

Thank you Rev Begg. Did Esther have the right to say "no"?