• One thing we know for sure; some people will believe while others only mock. • Unfortunately, we get caught up in the here and now and forgot how the eternal God can turn every bad situation into a good one.
We serve the God who turned the day of Mordecai's execution into the day of the Jew's deliverance. We serve the God who took Joseph from the dungeon to the throneroom We serve the God who took troubled and terrified disciples and turned them into bold witnesses for the gospel and the truth of scripture We serve the God who took Job from the ash heap to rejoicing with his family and double blessed. We serve the God who took the lame, the blind, the deaf, the diseased and the possessed and made them whole.
• Mordecai's greatness; he was not secretary of state designation • He had great notoriety and popularity • How do you want to be known? • What are you known as: Christian/believer • I want to be known as "Doug the Christian" Typology 1. Esther—pictures the church (she is the chosen bride/purified then exalted/she enters boldly into the king's presence She intercedes for the believers She has a dwellingplace in the palace while the Jews are facing destruction from Haman.
2. Mordecai—pictures the Jew He will not bow down to the wicked one He mourns and fast during time of trouble He is miraculously delivered He is exalted to a high place on earth When he is exalted, the nations rejoice with him.
3. Haman—pictures the man of sin in names and titles His rise to power and prominence His pride His hatred for the Jews His plot to destroy the remnant of Jews His sudden and utter destruction His 10 sons get destroyed with him (Revelation 17:12-14)
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