APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
• What, if any, is the significance that Mordecai was a Jew and Haman was an Agagite?
• How did God use Mordecai and Esther’s positions for good? How can your position and influences be used for good?
• Is randomness like casting lots (Esther 3:7) antithetical to God’s sovereignty? Why or why not?
• How must God’s people receive persecution in light of his providence?