In Esther 8, God's providence continues as mourning is turned into joy and a sentence of death is reversed into deliverance. After Haman's downfall, Esther pleads for her people, and Mordecai is given authority to issue a new decree that secures protection and life for the Jews throughout the empire. This chapter reminds us that God not only judges evil, but redeems His people and restores their hope. What was meant for destruction becomes an occasion for rejoicing, as the Lord's purposes prevail and His covenant faithfulness is made known. Esther 8 also points us forward to the gospel, where Christ secures the final and irrevocable decree of salvation for all who trust in Him. Through His finished work, our fate is reversed from death to life, from condemnation to grace. For more from Reading the Bible Daily with Dave: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/