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Text: Esther 3:1-12
Title: Power and Providence
Speaker: Pastor Paul Chappell
Esther 3:1-12 KJV
Introduction
I. Positioning for Power
Esther 3:1-5 KJV
A. Haman is Promoted
Esther 3:1-2 KJV
1. His Ancestry
Esther 3:1 KJV
2. His Advancement
Esther 3:1 KJV
a. Misdirected Promotion
b. Manipulated Promotion
Esther 3:8-9 KJV
Revelation 13:2 KJV
Revelation 13:6-8 KJV
B. Mordecai Refuses to Bow
Esther 3:2-4 KJV
1. Mordecai's Disobedience
Esther 3:2 KJV
- Obedient to the Law
Exodus 20:5 KJV
- An Ancient Enemy of Israel
2. Mordecai's Declaration
Esther 3:3-4 KJV
II. Plot of Haman
Esther 3:5-15 KJV
Conclusion
Esther 3:5-11 KJV
A. Haman's Proposal
Esther 3:5-6 KJV
2. Haman's Revenge
Esther 3:7-11 KJV
Leviticus 16:8 KJV
3. Haman's Request
Esther 3:8-11 KJV
- His Deceitful Persuasion
Esther 3:8 KJV
1. Haman's Rage
Esther 3:9 KJV
B. The King's Decision
Esther 3:10-11 KJV
1. The King's Reception
Genesis 12:3 KJV
- His Donated Purse
Esther 3:12-15 KJV
- The Declaration of the Law
Esther 3:12 KJV
Daniel 6:12 KJV
- The Delivery of the Decree
Esther 3:13-15 KJV
C. The City's Confusion
Esther 3:15 KJV
Proverbs 29:2 KJV
Proverbs 28:28 KJV
III. Plan of Salvation
Esther 4:1-17 KJV
A. Mordecai's Grief
Esther 4:1-12 KJV
1. Mordecai's Mourning
Esther 4:1-2 KJV
2. The King's Permission
Esther 4:3 KJV
2. All the Jews Mourn
Esther 4:4-12 KJV
- Esther is Informed
Esther 4:4-5 KJV
- Mordecai's Reply
Esther 4:5-9 KJV
- Esther's Explanation
Esther 4:10-12 KJV
B. Mordecai's Understanding
Esther 4:13-14 KJV
C. Esther's Faith
Esther 4:15-17 KJV
3. Mordecai's Communication
Esther 4:15-16 KJV
1. Faith to Fast
Esther 4:16 KJV
2. Faith to Die
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 KJV
Proverbs 16:1 KJV