David appeals to the Lord for help in time of need.
BibleGateway: Psalm 61 ESV Text: Psalm 61 KJV Text: Psalms 61:1-8 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 61: 1 To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto…
Sometimes the Lord leads us through times of difficulty for His own purposes. This, too, is for our benefit. He will grant us victory over our enemies in His own time.
BibleGateway: Psalm 60 ESV Text: Psalm 60 Psalm 60 (Listen) He Will Tread Down Our Foes To the choirmaster: according to Shushan Eduth. A Miktam1 of David; for instruction; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and…
Like David, we turn to the Lord when facing enemies or difficult circumstances. The will of the Lord for us is best, even when we cannot understand it. Therefore, we trust in Him with confidence.
BibleGateway: Psalm 59 ESV Text: Psalm 59 Psalm 59 (Listen) Deliver Me from My Enemies To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam1 of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house…
The Jews defeat their enemies. The Jews begin celebrating Purim to commemorate this deliverance from their enemies. Mordecai becomes second in rank to King Ahasuerus.
BibleGateway: Esther 9-10 ESV Text: Esther 9-10 Esther 9–10 (Listen) The Jews Destroy Their Enemies 9:1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the…
Esther and Mordecai persuaded King Ahasuerus to proclaim another decree, one which had the effect of offsetting the one recorded in Esther 3. Jews throughout Persia celebrate.
BibleGateway: Esther 8 ESV Text: Esther 8 Esther 8 (Listen) Esther Saves the Jews 8:1 On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came…
At the second feast, Esther reveals the plot of Haman against the Jews. The king has Haman hanged on his own gallows.
BibleGateway: Esther 7 ESV Text: Esther 7 Esther 7 (Listen) 7:1 So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. 2 And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the feast,…
The king remembers the plot against him that Mordecai uncovered and honors Mordecai. Haman is humiliated.
BibleGateway: Esther 6 ESV Text: Esther 6 Esther 6 (Listen) The King Honors Mordecai 6:1 On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles,…
The king receives Esther favorably. Esther asks the king and Haman to attend a feast. At the feast, she asks them to attend another feast the next day. Meanwhile, Haman prepares a gallows on which he intends to have Mordecai hanged.
BibleGateway: Esther 5 ESV Text: Esther 5 Esther 5 (Listen) Esther Prepares a Banquet 5:1 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, in…
Mordecai appeals to Esther to go to the king and to request that he spare the Jews. Esther agrees, though it means risking her own life.
BibleGateway: Esther 4 ESV Text: Esther 4 Esther 4 (Listen) Esther Agrees to Help the Jews 4:1 When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and…
When Mordecai refuses to pay homage to Haman, Haman furiously convinces the king to decree the destruction of the Jews.
BibleGateway: Esther 3 ESV Text: Esther 3 Esther 3 (Listen) Haman Plots Against the Jews 3:1 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne…