Revival & Reformation

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No longer sitting at a gate, Mordecai, now the second most powerful man in the Persian empire, strolls palace corridors, highly esteemed by all. What is the secret to his success?

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Esther is a book about things that are hidden and things that are revealed. Esther hid her identity, and then revealed it to save her people. A plot against the king was hidden and Mordecai revealed it and saved the king.

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Persian laws have the same problem in the books of Daniel and Esther: they can’t be changed, which might put people's lives in danger. In Daniel’s story, God shuts the lions' mouths to keep the innocent prophet from becoming cat food.

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“Who would the king wish to honor more than me?” Essentially Haman concluded that no one in the entire kingdom deserved honor more than he did. What an erroneous assumption!

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“Who would the king wish to honor more than me?” Essentially Haman concluded that no one in the entire kingdom deserved honor more than he did. What an erroneous assumption!

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What kind of person expects others to exhibit fawning obsequiousness? Someone like Haman, who had a severe case of grandiosity.

While Esther was fighting to save lives, Haman was plotting to take a life.

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The shocking news of Haman’s terrifying decree spreads rapidly throughout the kingdom and into every Jewish household…except Esther’s.

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The selfish, bitter and angry character of Haman, full of hatred for Mordecai and the Jewish people, stands in sharp and vicious contrast to the goodness, faithfulness and wisdom of Mordecai and Esther.

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Tucked behind the story of a royal beauty parade is the tale of a broken family making the best of difficult circumstances. Esther, orphaned as a young child, is adopted by her older cousin and they become a family.

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Just three years after his coronation, the Persian king is parading the wealth of his empire before the world. The finale of his extravagant six-month exhibition is a week-long party for the noblemen of Shushan.

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This book should have ended at chapter 12. The wall was built and dedicated. Spiritual leadership was in the able hands of the Levites. The temple storehouses were full. Musicians sang the songs of David.

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Another long list! But just think how meaningful it would be to you if your name was there. And so, if we take away nothing else from this chapter, we may be assured that God really does care for absolutely everyone!

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Chapter 11 is the account of Nehemiah’s actions in repopulating Jerusalem. Although the city wall had been rebuilt at this point, there were not yet many people living in Jerusalem.

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Do you like roller coasters? The history of Israel reads like a roller coaster, like a series of ups and downs: God speaks, man makes promises, man breaks his promises, God speaks again and the process repeats.

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Confessing of our sins and humbling ourselves is an outcome of those whose hearts are returning to God. Evidence of reformation and revival are seen in the outward acts of God’s people.

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The people of Israel gathered within Jerusalem to study the Torah. They willingly obeyed what the Lord had commanded their fathers in the wilderness, remembering they had been captives in Babylon for a long time (seventy years).

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Ezra was the great (x14) grandson of Aaron. Fourteen generations is long enough for zeal to die.

How many generations have you been an Adventist?

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Nehemiah chapter six continues to talk about the efforts taken to build Jerusalem’s wall. In this process, several attempts were made by the enemies to stop the builders.

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The Jewish people were children of the same covenant, but some had forgotten God's instructions to Moses regarding the poor among them.

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“Our God will fight for us,” was Nehemiah’s conviction amidst attacks from the enemies. And this same belief is what will keep God’s people in times of trouble.

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