The beloved Book of Esther is the record of an orphaned girl among the Jewish captives in the Persian capital Susa who became the emperor’s queen. Esther, who had been raised by her cousin Mordecai, was beautiful, intelligent, and wise. Esther and Mordecai together faced the king’s decree, which was prompted by Haman, to destroy all the Jews in the kingdom. Verses: Esther 1:1-22; 2:1-23; 3:1-2 Teacher: John Schoenheit
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Session 31 studies the record of David expanding his kingdom and making Jerusalem his capital city. He is humbled and deeply moved when God...
Session 13 describes the children of Israel crossing the Red Sea, in which Pharoah and the Egyptian army drown. Egypt is destroyed politically, socially,...