Esther: And the Destiny of Israel
Overview
Explore the book of Esther with the guidance of biblical scholar John Whitcomb. His accessible text offers new insights into Esther, Mordecai, Xerxes, and Haman. Gain deeper understanding of Scripture as Whitcomb explores the mysterious and marvelous providence of God in the destiny of Israel.
Top Highlights
“For Jews to have adopted the pacifistic attitude of ‘live and let live’ toward idolatrous Gentiles in Palestine would have been to invite divine judgment (cf. Judg. 1–2).” (Pages 21–22)
“Ezra 4:5–7, which places this Ahasuerus after Cyrus and Darius and before Artaxerxes” (Page 30)
“Esther’s Jewishness was more a fact of birth than of religious conviction” (Page 24)
“He was raised up by God, but he was not necessarily a godly man” (Page 24)
“miraculously and in the other case providentially, God thwarted Satan’s desperate efforts to destroy His covenant people” (Page 25)
- Title: Esther: And the Destiny of Israel
- Author: John C. Whitcomb
- Edition: Revised Edition
- Publisher: BMH Books
- Print Publication Date: 2010
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Esther › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780884692744, 0884692744
- Resource ID: LLS:WHITESTHER
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:45:41Z