Esther

  • Esther: Courage to Stand
    Esther: Courage to Stand
    By Trudy J. Morgan-Cole

    In the fifth-century B.C, a beautiful Jewish girl named Esther becomes the queen of Persia and discovers God's purpose for her life when she courageously saves her people from death at the hands of the evil Haman.

  • Esther
    Esther
    By Rebecca Kanner

    This is a story of finding hidden depths of courage within one’s self. Of risking it all to stand up for what is right. This is the story of Queen Esther.

  • Esther: Character Under Pressure
    Esther: Character Under Pressure
    By Patty Pell

    Who are you when no one's looking? When her people were threatened, Esther had to ask herself that question. This guide will help you face the challenges of a culture that has rejected God.

  • Esther: Introduction, Translation, and Notes
    Esther: Introduction, Translation, and Notes
    By Carey A. Moore

    The Anchor Bible Commentary is the collaborative effort of Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish scholars from around the world.

  • Esther: An Introduction and Commentary
    Esther: An Introduction and Commentary
    By Joyce G. Baldwin

    The Jews were threatened with genocide. A decree ordered the extermination of young and old, women and children. The place: Persia. The time: fifth century B.C. The Book of Esther...

  • Esther: The Hidden Hand of God
    Esther: The Hidden Hand of God
    By Lydia Brownback

    Through this 10-week study, readers will discover how Esther, a book that does not mention God directly, implicitly points to our Lord Jesus Christ. Part of the Flourish Bible Study Series.

  • Esther: An Introduction and Commentary
    Esther: An Introduction and Commentary
    By Debra Reid

    The book of Esther describes how a genocide threatening the Jewish people was averted through the bravery of Esther, the wisdom of Mordecai and the unity of their people.

  • Esther: A Woman of Strength & Dignity
    Esther: A Woman of Strength & Dignity
    By Charles R. Swindoll

    Esther is the second volume of Charles Swindoll's best-selling series, which examines great lives from God's Word and reveals the strengths and weaknesses that make God's men and women both great . . . and human.

  • Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile
    Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile
    By Erica Brown

    Power, fate, and fragility in exile.

  • Esther: A Woman for Such a Time as this : Bible Study Guide
    Esther: A Woman for Such a Time as this : Bible Study Guide
    By Charles R. Swindoll

    Chuck Swindoll finds in the story of Esther God's ominipotent orchestration of human affairs for His glory and the good of His children.

  • Esther: The Outer Narrative and the Hidden Reading
    Esther: The Outer Narrative and the Hidden Reading
    By Jonathan Grossman

    The connection between the story of Esther and Bakhtin's characterization of the carnivalesque in narrative is evident especially in the book of Esther's use of the motifs of "reversal" and "transformation.

  • Esther: A Wake-Up Call to the Church
    Esther: A Wake-Up Call to the Church
    By David M. Adams

    The book of "Esther" speaks incisively into our present situation: it is a wake-up call, a trumpet blast of God, to a church that stands almost defenceless before a ruthless enemy intent upon her destruction.

  • Esther: Orphan, Queen, Heroine
    Esther: Orphan, Queen, Heroine
    By Mary Ann Bishop

    Esther is the story of an empire on the brink of destruction apart from the exercise of integrity and courage on the part of two very ordinary but God-empowered people.

  • Esther
    Esther
    By Catherine Zoller

    The book of Esther includes the stories of: *Queen Vashti is banished *Search for a new queen *Preparation to be queen *Chosen by the king *A call to destiny *Haman tries to kill the Jews *Esther's banquet for the king and Haman *A new ...

  • Esther: A Novel
    Esther: A Novel
    By Rebecca Kanner

    A fictional telling of how Queen Esther risked her life to prevent the killing of all the Jews in Persia.

  • Esther
    Esther
    By Ellen Gunderson Traylor

    Esther

  • Esther: A Commentary
    Esther: A Commentary
    By Jon Douglas Levenson

    Among the books of the Old Testament, the book of Esther presents significant interpretive problems. The book has been preserved in Greek and Hebrew texts that diverge greatly from each...

  • Esther: The Remarkable True Story Of Esther Wheelwright - Puritan
    Esther: The Remarkable True Story Of Esther Wheelwright - Puritan
    By Julie Wheelwright

    In 1703, a war party of French soldiers and Abenaki warriors raided the Puritan village of seven-year-old Esther Wheelwright, killing several men, women and children and taking twenty-two captives.

  • Esther
    Esther
    By Steve B. Woodruff

    Esther, the main character in the story contained in the biblical book of Esther, is a young Jewish maiden who rises to fame, wealth, and glory in ancient Persia during the days of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes).

  • Esther: A Commentary
    Esther: A Commentary
    By Jon D. Levenson

    The book of Esther has been preserved in ancient texts that diverge greatly from each other; as a result, Jews and Protestants usually read a version which is shorter than that of most Catholic or Orthodox Bibles.