The book of Esther tells an amazing, fascinating story.

And yet God's name is never mentioned anywhere in the entire book.

So how do we know if this Old Testament book truly belongs in the Bible?

We'll find out today on Truth for Life.

Alistair Begg is teaching from the opening verses of the book of Esther, we're in chapter

1.

When we study any book of the Bible, and particularly one like this, as we come to the

details that are provided for us in the canvas, it is important, as we've said so many times,

that we see the details in light of the big picture.

And so I want to spend some time, considerable time, actually, making sure that we don't

leave anybody behind in this class that is about to begin on the book of Esther.

And the way to be left behind is to fail to understand the big picture.

So what is happening in the book of Esther is that God is preserving His people, for

it is out of those people that His Messiah is going to come.

Therefore He's going to make sure that in the details that appear on the canvas He

has His people in position, because as Jesus explained to the lady at the well, salvation

is from the Jews.

What was He saying?

Simply that.

She had a question about the worshipping of God on Gerazim with the Samaritans or worshipping

God in Jerusalem.

He says a time is coming and was now come.

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