Author: admin

Proverbs 22-24 22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;    to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. 2 Rich and poor have this in common:    The Lord is the Maker of them all. 3 The prudent see danger and take refuge,    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. 4 Humility is the fear of the Lord;    its wages are riches…

And the king said, “What honor or distinction has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?” The king’s young men…said, “Nothing has been done for him.” And the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered… Esther 6 The night, after Esther’s feast, the king, Ahasuerus, was restless, unable to sleep. So, he…

Proverbs 19-21 19 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity    than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.2 Desire[a] without knowledge is not good,    and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.3 When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin,    his heart rages against the Lord.4 Wealth brings many new friends,    but a poor man is deserted by his friend.5 A…

While the king was sitting on his royal throne…the king saw Queen Esther…and he held out to Esther the golden scepter…Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter. Esther 5 Esther has made her plans to help the Jews who are under a death sentence from a decree of Ahasuerus by the pen of…

Proverbs 16-18 16 The plans of the heart belong to man,    but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,    but the Lord weighs the spirit.[a]3 Commit your work to the Lord,    and your plans will be established.4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose,    even the wicked for the day of trouble.5 Everyone who is arrogant in…

And in every province…there was great mourning among the Jews…in sackcloth and ashes. Esther 4 As queen, Esther is not privy to the events that are a matter of governing the kingdom. Only by the king allowing his queen into his presence does any business of the kingdom become her knowledge. And, Esther had not…

Proverbs 13-15 13 A wise son hears his father’s instruction,    but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.2 From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,    but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.3 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;    he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,    while the soul…

King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite…all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman…But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage. Esther 3 We are introduced to a man, Haman, who is a high official in the king’s court. Ahasuerus really liked Haman and, had, recently, promoted him…

Proverbs 10-12 The Proverbs of Solomon 10 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father,    but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,    but righteousness delivers from death.3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.4 A slack hand causes poverty,    but the hand of…

And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. This pleased the king, and he did so. Esther 2 After Ahasuerus sobered from his drunken party, he regretted his action to banish his queen, Vashti. So, some advisors to the king suggested that the king have beautiful women from around his…