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Esther: An Overview

May 20, 2020 Speaker: Jeremiah Bradford Series: Five Festal Garments

Topic: Bible Overview

The Book of Esther

a. King’s proud feast (1:1-22)
   b. Esther becomes queen (2:1-18)
      c. King’s life is saved (2:19-23)
         d. Haman’s plot (3:1-4:3)
           e. Mordecai learns of Hama’s plot and appeals to Esther (4:4-17)
              f. Esther’s first banquet for King and Haman (5:1-14)
               g. CENTER: Haman’s fortunes turn; Mordecai the Jew is honored (6:1-14)
              f’. Esther’s second banquet for King and Haman (7:1-10)
            e’. Mordecai and Esther given Haman’s estate (8:1-2)
         d’. Haman’s plot foiled (8:3-17)
       c’. Jews’ lives are saved (9:1-10)
    b’. Esther winds second day for Jews in Susa (9:11-19)
a’. Jews’ Feast of Purim (9:20-10:3)

From David A. Dorsey, The Literary Structure of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1999), 163.

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