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“The Needs of the Congo Mission”
• “The need is great here. We have no
one to work in the northern province
of Gabon in the central Congo. And
it is my prayer as I write this article
that God will lay His hand on one-one on whom, already, the Master's
eyes have been cast—that he or she
shall be called to this place to help
us.”
• “My search is over” – Albert
Schweitzer
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Providence:
• Joseph
• Jochebed
• Rahab
• Ruth
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Xerxes I (485-464 BC
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Shushan
Persian
Empire
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NIV ~~By
theonly
king's
command
each
NLT
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instructed his staff to let everyone decide
this matter for himself.
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All wives will honor ~ first letters form
acrostic in Hebrew – YHWH
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Thermopylae
Salamis
Shushan
Persian
Empire
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486
484
Esther saves Jews
from destruction
(474 BC)
482
480
Vashti deposed
as queen
(478 BC)
Xerxes
crowned king
(486 BC)
Greeks defeat
Xerxes at Salamis
(480 BC)
478
Feast of Purim
instituted
(473 BC)
476
474
472
Esther becomes
queen
(478 BC)
Greeks defeat Xerxes
at Thermopylae (479
BC)
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Shimei…Kish ~ possibly King Saul's
descendant
• The name Kish is in italics
• KJV, NIV, NASB ~ Who
• NLT ~ His family
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Hadassah ~ Myrtle
• Esther ~ Star
• Ashtaroth ~ Canaanites
• Ashtoreth ~ Phoenicians
• Astarte ~ Greeks and Romans
• Ishtar ~ Babylonians
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Lovely and beautiful ~ from four
different Hebrew words: fair, form, good
and appearance
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Favor ~ checed – usually found in
reference to God’s mercy and
lovingkindness
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Agagite ~ possibly a descendant of Agag,
the Amalekite king Saul was told to slay
(1 Sam. 15)
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1st month, Nisan ~ March-April
12th month, Adar ~ February-March
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Prov. 6 ~ 16 These six things the Lord
hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
17
A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
18
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19
A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among
brethren.