Esther 1 -2 – GOD PLANS AHEAD
SERIES IN ESTHER #1
You and I plan ahead for vacations, jobs that need to be done, schoolwork, and a host of other things. There would be a major move to wipe out the whole Jewish race. In these chapters we see God making advance plans to save His nation from extinction.
PRELIMINARY EVENTS LEADING TO PROTECTION – Chapter 1
1. THE KING’S SHOW – Vss. 1-9
2. THE QUEEN’S SEPARATION – Vss. 10-12
3. THE NATION STUNNED – Vss. 13-18
4. MEMUCAN’S SOLUTION Vss. 19-22
PROMINENT LESSONS ABOUT PROTECTION – Chapter 2
1. MAN DOES NOT DO THINGS GOD’S WAY! – Vss. 1-4
2. GOD MAKES PLANS IN ADVANCE. – Vss. 5-7
3. GOD EXERCISES HIS WILL THROUGH MAN’S PLANS. –
Vss. 8-20
4. GOD PUTS HIS SERVANTS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. – Vss. 21-23.
(If you think this is too much material for one sermon or lesson, you now have material for 2 sermons or lessons!)