The aim for a faithful pastor is to have Christ formed in himself and the people of God.

This speaks of the transformation that occurs when, gazing upon Christ, one goes from darkness to light... from spiritual death to spiritual life... from spiritual depression to spiritual joy!

God took what for the Jews should have been an emblem of destruction and transformed it into a Holy Day by which the sorrows of the Jews were turned into joy and rejoicing! That is Purim, a celebration of the Redeeming Grace of God!

Here we have a description of God's protection of His people via His providence. In fact, this is a foretaste of the restoration and redemption that will occur at the Last Day when Christ brings His people out of the battle unto the Lord where He and we shall co-reign as joint heirs.

When God's people were exiled into a foreign land, He worked His providential will in protecting and using His people such that many times the local population was left in awe over the power of their God.

If one cannot change the decree of the king, then another unchangeable decree must address the threat of death contained in the first decree.

On the Last Day the wealth of the nations will be given to the Lord, the kingdom's stewardship will be conferred to God's people.

We catch a glimpse of the end of the wicked, they are destroyed by the cords of the own sins.

Haman must honor the one he hates! Biblically, this is but a foretaste of what is going to happen at the end of this age!

Esther 6:1-3 reveals the pivotal message of this book and marks the beginning of God's deliverance of His people!