God Will Turn The Table On The Wicked

March 08, 2026

Pastor Jack Ward

3/8/2026 Esther 7:1-6 God Will Turn The Tables On The Wicked Intro: The book of Esther is the only book in the Bible that does not directly mention the name of God. There is the beautiful young orphan girl who rises from obscurity to become queen. She even hides a secret that could bring about her demise. Then there is the ambitious villain whose passion is to destroy the innocent. But in the end, the point of this true story is clear: Once again the Israelites’ God miraculously saves His people from certain destruction. The identity of the author of Esther is unknown. However the writer was probably Jewish and lived in Persia. A strong Jewish spirit pervades the book, particularly evident in the account of the establishment of the Jewish festival Purim. Purim comes for the word “Pur” which means “lot” or dice. The wicked Haman cast a dice to decide what day he would destroy the Jewish people in the ancient Persian empire. That’s why sometimes it is called the festival of “lots.” Purm was to begins on the fourteenth of twelfth month…March 2-3 this year in our calendar. (Esther 9:17-19) On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.18 But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. 19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. It Lasted two days (Esther 9:21) To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, Mode of celebrating is mentioned in (Esther 9:17-19,22) The Jews bound themselves to keep the feast (Esther 9:27,28) Esther 9:28 And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed. Purim was confirmed by royal authority (Esther 9:29-32) The nation of Israel just finished the feast of Purim recently. Purim is NOT one of the required feasts of Israel ordained by God. Purim is at time of feasting and gladness but not ordained or required because it was NOT implemented or commanded by God during the wilderness wanderings and the time of Law giving under Moses.