<p>Esther's willingness to risk death by approaching the throne uninvited prefigures Christ's substitutionary atonement, as she declares "if I perish, I perish" to save her people. Her three days of fasting before entering the king's presence parallels Christ's three days in the tomb before His resurrection triumph.</p>

Esther's willingness to risk death by approaching the throne uninvited prefigures Christ's substitutionary atonement, as she declares "if I perish, I perish" to save her people. Her three days of fasting before entering the king's presence parallels Christ's three days in the tomb before His resurrection triumph.

Esther 4-5

Whether you're opening your Bible for the first time, you've been reading it for decades, or you're somewhere in between, this podcast will be your daily companion as we explore God's story together. At Riverside, we believe that the Bible is good, the Bible is true, and the Bible is interesting. So over the next year, we'll be reading through carefully selected portions of text that revealed the grand narrative of God's relationship with humanity, and we'll dive into the transformational story of Jesus from day one of creation.

Download the full reading list at riverside.faith/read

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Whether you're opening your Bible for the first time, you've been reading it for decades, or you're somewhere in between, this podcast will be your daily companion as we explore God's story together. At Riverside, we believe that the Bible is good, the Bible is true, and the Bible is interesting. So over the next year, we'll be reading through carefully selected portions of text that revealed the grand narrative of God's relationship with humanity, and we'll dive into the transformational story of Jesus from day one of creation. Download the full reading list at riverside.faith/read

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