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OT117: Survey of Esther
The Book of Esther serves as a sophisticated historical novella that concludes the Old Testament's historical section, focusing on the Jewish diaspora living under Persian rule. The narrative centers on a dramatic reversal where the courage of Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai thwarts a genocidal plot by the antagonist Haman, an event celebrated through the Feast of Purim. While the text is famous for the absence of God's name, it illustrates the concept of non-interventionist providence, suggesting that divine sovereignty operates quietly through human agency and "coincidental" timing…
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