Esther

Esther the Servant Leader Can an orphan become a queen? It sounds imaginable, however, this is the story of Queen Esther. God had a purpose and a plan for Esther. She was a humble woman that leads and assisted her people. Just like the steps from the book The Servant Leader, Esther’s life included five steps of a servant leader. She ran with great purpose, upended the pyramid, raised the bar, blazed the trail, and built on the strengths (Leah, 2010). She accepted and used her position for the

their communities, but others were despised and hated. Some were even targeted for extermination. The book of Esther tells a story of an attempted extermination. It records a ten-year span during the 58-60 year interlude

Hypocrisy In the book of Esther, many of the characters shows how to be courageous, ironic, and how to be a hypocrite. Approaching kings and going to forbidden places shows courage. Being killed before wanting to be killed and there being no honor where honor was thought to be shows ironcy. The king unaware of the destruction he has allowed and denial to help are just few examples of hypocrisy. There are many examples of these traits all throughout the book of Esther,many interesting characters

The first act of Esther opens with King Xerxes throwing a banquet. While this scene says nothing of Esther or the Jewish people, it creates the setting that these Jews are living in. The Jews, who are not meant to be materialistic, not meant to cling to the things of this world or to live in sin, are living among people who prize and cherish these things. The author describes the rich abundance and luxury of Persian culture in great detail, even depicting the curtains and the royal colors splashed

Esther is a book about a young, Jewish girl who found favor with King Ahasuerus and became queen of Persia. The story begins with Vashti, who was queen before Esther. When the king requested that Vashti come before the banquet he was throwing, she refused. This angered the king and she lost her good standing. He also ordered that every woman should give honor to her husband. From here begins the specific pericope discussed in this paper. Beginning at Esther 2:1, the king is convinced to bring young

The book of Esther has two excellent example of empowered women, maybe not in the modern sense of the word but both Esther and Vashti did the best they could with the circumstances they were given. This book deals with problems of sexism, racial discrimination, the mistreatment of women’s bodies, and the power given to women. It also shows the changes that strong women can make in their roles in society. Vashti is an example of personal integrity to the women of her society, and Esther is discerning

people, Esther is one of those books. Esther is an orphaned, Jewish girl who through circumstances controlled by God becomes the Queen of Persia and is best known for saving her people. The book of Esther is a story of how Hadassah, Esther’s Jewish name, among other girls were taken captive by King Xerxes, the King of Persia, for a competition to select a new queen. Esther was advised by her cousin and guardian, Mordecai, not to reveal herself as a Jew, therefore her name is changed to Esther. Esther

My favorite Bible story is the story of Esther, her love for God, and her frog age and bravery for her people. Esther was a sweet, obedient, humble , courageous and loyal character Satan has always tried to stop the plans of God, destroy God’s people, the Jews, the church, and Christ Himself but God has always thwarted his plans and used them for His glory “the gates of Hell shall not prevail.” The book of Easter is an important link to show the re-establishment of the Hebrew nation in preparation

This exegesis paper is written in regards, to the Book of Esther using several pericopes to establish a foundation for the effects of charismatic and narcissistic leadership. The methodology used in this exegesis will exhibit the analysis introduced by (Robbins, 1996) known as social rhetorical criticism. This approach is a multi-dimensional approach to textual analysis. Thus, the dimensions included and focused on are: sacred texture (divine history), religious community, inner texture (opening

The book of Esther takes place in the Persian Empire during the reign of Ahasuerus. He was the son of Darius the Great and he reigned from about 486-465 B.C. Esther was a descendant of the Benjaminites, they came from a part of the kingdom of Judah. Esther was born of the Jews who had been captive into Babylon nearly 100 years earlier. Many Jews did not return to Jerusalem even when it was possible, they preferred to continue living where they had settled in the Persian Empire. Esther was raised