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    Esther
    Esther
    Esther
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    Esther

    By Dr. Brian J. Bailey

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    The Three Houses of Esther is an inspiring study guide to discovering the intimate and eternal presence of the King of kings. Through Dr. Bailey’s skillful and thought provoking explanations, you will see how all who would choose to complete the difficult and challenging periods of spiritual preparation can become those who are called, chosen, and found faithful unto their God.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZion Christian Publishers
    Release dateJun 8, 2018
    ISBN9781596656963
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      Esther - Dr. Brian J. Bailey

      God. 

      CHAPTER  ONE

      INTRODUCTION

      Between chapters six and seven of the book of Ezra (a period of 58 years, from 515 B.C. to 458 B.C.), the story of the book of Esther took place.

      Israel had been released from Babylonian Captivity by Cyrus, King of Persia, and many, but not all of the Jews had chosen to return to Jerusalem. Many others dwelt in the nations of the Persian Empire, in fact, in all of the 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.

      The reigning monarch was Ahasuerus, best known by his secular name of Xerxes. He is the fourth king mentioned in Daniel 11:2, Who by his strength and through his riches stirred up all against the realm of Greece. Ahasuerus truly fulfilled this, for he raised up an army of 2,500,000 men with 3,000 ships and came against the nation of Greece. Initially he was successful, destroying Athens and burning the Acropolis. However, Thermistocles, commander of the Athenian fleet, destroyed the Persian Navy in the Bay of Salamis. Without naval support, the Persian army suffered a crushing defeat at Platae in 479 B.C. by a Grecian Army. Thus Ahasuerus was obliged to retreat back into Persia where the historian Heroditus tells us he became absorbed with his harem.

      God uses this particular activity of the king to bring His purposes to pass, for it is within this particular period and activity that God brings to the throne as queen a young girl named Esther. Esther, from whom this book takes its name, is at once a heroine for she saved her people, the Jews, from being slaughtered. Also, she is a type of the Bride of Christ. In particular, she is a role model for any young girl or woman in piety, virtue, and true courage.

      The title of this book, The Three Houses of Esther, is so named because Esther passed through three different houses—the house of adoption in her Uncle Mordecai’s house, the house of women where she was purified, and finally she was brought into the house of the king where she was crowned by Ahasuerus as his queen. As we will see, these three houses are types of three spiritual phases that the blessed Lord will lead us through that we may be counted worthy to be part of that company that corporately forms His Bride.

      The book of Esther could also be termed The Three Feasts: The Feast of Ahasuerus, chapters 1-2; The Feast of Esther, chapters 3-7; and, The Feast of Purim, chapters 8-10. Likewise, these three feasts typify the feasts of the Lord: Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles.

      There were also three men: Ahasuerus, Haman, and Mordecai. Ahasuerus, the very rich king, typifies God the Father. Haman represents Satan, the wicked one who sought the death of God’s people Israel. And Mordecai is a type of the Lord Jesus Christ who saved the people of God and became the ruler in righteousness next to Ahasuerus the king. One should understand, however, that when we speak of someone being a type of another, it is in the context of Hebrews 10:1, which says, "a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image

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