And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, Part 2

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Chuck Swindoll - Insight for Living

Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Religious And Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Esther 8 Have you ever run into a wall with no way around it? After Haman’s downfall, the decree against the Jews still stood. The situation was desperate . . . until Esther boldly petitioned the king again, and he granted her request. The king issued a new edict allowing the Jews to defend themselves, saving them from their enemies. Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he reveals from Esther 8 how God breaks down walls, melts hardened hearts, and rewrites what seems unchangeable. Trust God’s power to inspire you and help you overcome your toughest battles.

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0:00.0	Have you ever watched a relationship slowly close off?
0:10.0	Maybe an adult son or daughter who's drifted behind a wall that you can't seem to reach through.
0:16.0	You've prayed, you've waited, and that wall just won't move.
0:20.0	Well, today on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindal recounts a true story in Esther Chapter 8.
0:26.6	This remarkable passage will breathe fresh hope into every impossible situation you're facing.
0:32.6	Because the God who softened the heart of a Persian king can certainly handle whatever wall stands before
0:38.3	you.
0:39.3	Chuck titled his message, and the walls came tumbling down.
0:47.3	Esther, verse 3, fell at his feet, wept, and implored him to do something.
0:55.9	What's wrong?
0:56.7	Well, Haman may be gone, but the edict has still been written.
1:01.9	And you know how it is with those edicts from Medo, Persia.
1:06.2	It has been written.
1:07.7	It will be done.
1:09.3	The Jews will die in December." So Esther weeps. It is a document
1:16.9	that looks absolutely permanent. It is irrevocable. He extends the golden sceptor, which
1:26.1	is his way of saying, speak.
1:27.5	I'm listening.
1:29.3	Verse five.
1:30.8	She said, if it pleases the king and if I have found favor before him and the matter seems
1:37.6	proper to the king and I am pleasing in his sight.
1:41.6	What a wonderful way for a wife to speak to a husband. No extra charge for that.
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