(pictures Shusan in Modern day Iran)
TEXT:ESTHER 1-10.
BOOK STUDY (ESTHER)
SERIES 1
MORDECAI IN SHUSAN AND LESSONS
The
message will be studied under the following sub headings:
·
Introduction
to the book of Esther
·
The
man Mordecai
·
The
place called Shushan
·
The
lessons from Mordecai.
Brief about the book of
Esther
Book
of Esther, is
named after the main subject Esther. By the Jewish tradition the book is read
on the festival of Purim (which is still celebrated by the Jews
till today one month after the Passover), which commemorates the rescue of the Jews
from Haman’s plotting’s (a move similar to Hitler’s
holocaust).(Hitler’s holocaust although killed about six million Jews but to
the glory of God no Jews was killed in Shushan at this time).
The Book of Esther is one of the Megillot, (five scrolls read on stated Jewish religious holidays). The five Scrolls are the Song of Songs, the Book of Ruth, the Book of Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and the Book of Esther.
The
book purports to explain how the feast of Purim came to be celebrated by the
Jews. Esther, the beautiful Jewish wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Xerxes I), and her cousin Mordecai persuade the king to retract an order for the general annihilation
of Jews throughout the empire. The massacre had been plotted by the king’s
chief minister, Haman, and the date decided by casting lots (Purim).
Instead, Haman was hanged on the gallows he
built for Mordecai, and, on the day planned for their annihilation, the Jews
destroyed their enemies. According to the Book of Esther, the feast of Purim
was established to celebrate that day.
The secular character of the Book of Esther
(the divine name is never mentioned although His act and hand was felt) is
still a subject of discussion in bible circles, the book has ten chapters.
The Man Mordecai
Biblical Meaning: The name Mordecai means: Contrition, bitter, bruising’.
Hebrew Meaning: The name Mordecai means:
Warrior. Follower/worshipper of Marduk (Babylonian deity).Mordecai resided
in Susa (Shushan
or Shoushan). He was exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon under king Nebuchadnezar.
THE PLACE CALLED SUSHAN
Susa (/ˈsuːsə/; Šuš; [ʃuʃ]; Hebrew: שׁוּשָׁן Šušān; Greek: Σοῦσα [ˈsuːsa], one of the most important cities of
the Ancient Near East. Susa is also mentioned in the name
Shushan, mainly in Esther, but also once each in Nehemiah and Daniel. According to these texts, Nehemiah also lived in Susa
during the Babylonian
captivity of the 6th century BCE
(Daniel mentions it in a prophetic vision), while Esther became queen there, married to King Ahasuerus, and saved the Jews from genocide.
However, a large portion of the current structure is actually a much later
construction dated to the late nineteenth century, it is in the present day
Iran which is in Asia.
See
diagram beneath.
THE LESSONS FROM MORDECAI
Ø
He
adopted his orphaned (helpless) cousin and brought her up as if she were His
daughter: Esther 2:7. What is our attitudes towards helpless people around us
see the following for further illustrations. (a) Potiphar’s wife and Joseph Gen
39:7-20 (b) Laban and Jacob Gen 31:28-41(twenty years works changed wages 10
times). (c) Ruth and Boaz Ruth 3:7-15.
Ø
He
wanted the best for her and gave her the platform and also followed up: Esther
2:8-11
Ø
He
was vigilant and upright: Esther 2:21-23
Ø
He
was instrumental to the deliverance of the Jew from extermination Esther
4:13-ff
Ø
With
God and a collective effort, A feast was raised which is still in force till
today( feast of Purim)Esther 9:20 ff
Ø
The
Lord fought for him. Esther 5:14 ff
Ø
He
was promoted in a strange land to second in command another Joseph story.
Esther 6:1-10.10:1-3.
SHALOM.
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Shown within Iran
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Location
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Coordinates
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Type
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Settlement
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History
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Founded
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Approximately
4200 BCE
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Abandoned
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1218
CE
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Site notes
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Condition
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In
ruins
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