Anything that makes us work hard to understand God can ultimately lead us to greater revelation. The same can be said of difficult passages in the Bible. After the victories and celebrations that occur throughout the book of Esther, it can be hard to make sense of the story's final chapters. The huge reversal in the narrative throws up questions that are difficult to wrestle with. Is God just? Are we in charge of our own destinies? In the same way Jacob wrestled with God in the book of Genesis, we too must wrestle with the darker passages of scripture.