25.06.14 “Opposing Edicts call for War?” (Esther 8:11-17)

 

Have you ever imagined what it must be like for a law enforcement officer or military soldier to be fully armed, trained, equipped and commissioned to engage the enemy without restriction, especially if they are defending you or your people or the city? Or can you imagine being defenseless, unarmed, and knowing there is a fully armed enemy coming to destroy you?  We return back to Susa, the capital of the Persian kingdom, in 474bc, and the story of Esther and Mordecai attempting to help their Jewish people defend themselves.

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Pastor Doug Anderson    “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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