Esther - Lesson One - Day 6...Continued from page 1
Thomas Klock
2. The other main point brought out in this week’s study is the providential hand of God at work even when we can’t see Him, feel Him, or don’t hear from Him. How has this story shown you that God is indeed at work to bring things to their best in your life, even though it may take a season of struggle and confusion about what is going on? How can your group pray for you in the challenges you face about trusting God’s work by faith, not necessarily by sight? Think about what Charles Swindoll said about God’s providence as you ponder your answer:
This is the wonder of God’s sovereignty. Working behind the scenes, He is moving and pushing and rearranging events and changing minds until He brings out of even the most carnal and secular of settings a decision that will set His perfect plan in place.”[xii]
Scripture Memory: Hopefully you now can write out this week’s passage completely by memory. Do so now, and keep on reviewing it so you will be ready to share it with others in your group time.
1 John 2:15–16
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Esther Lesson One Footnotes
[i] John MacArthur, ed., The MacArthur Study Bible (Nashville: Word Bibles, 1997), p. 684.
[ii] F.B, Huey, Jr., Esther, in F.E. Gaebelein, ed., The Expositor’s Bible Commentary Vol. 4 (Grand Rapids: Regency Reference Library, 1988), p. 798.
[iii] Joyce G. Baldwin, Esther (Downer’s Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1984), p. 57.
[iv] F.B, Huey, Jr., Esther, p. 798.
[v] Spiros Zodhiates, ed., The Complete Word Study Old Testament (Chattanooga: AMG Publishers, 1994), pp. 2325, 2363.
[vi] F.B, Huey, Jr., p. 798.
[vii] Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Committed (Colorado Springs: Chariot Victor Publishing, 1993), p. 75.
[viii] F.B, Huey, Jr., p. 798.
[ix] Warren Baker and Eugene Carpenter, eds., The Complete Word Study Dictionary Old Testament (Chattanooga: AMG Publishers, 2003), p. 77.
[x] Spiros Zodhiates, ed., The Complete Word Study Old Testament, p. 2303.
[xi] Warren Baker and Eugene Carpenter, eds., The Complete Word Study Dictionary Old Testament, p. 461.
[xii] Charles R. Swindoll, Esther, A Woman of Strength and Dignity (Nashville: Word Publishing, 1997), p. 30.
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