Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 12th (Esther 8 & 1 Timothy 4)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Reversal of Fortunes in the Book of Esther
The story of eden and the fall is playing behind the text in all sorts of ways. We have already seen ways in which haman was like adam, desiring the one thing that he had not been granted - forbidden fruit. In the book of esther, we see both zaresh and Esther using the power of their influence with their husbands. Zeresh flatters haman by pandering to his desires, offering him the body of the insubordinate mordicai on the tree of the gallows. Esther uses her beauty and attractiveness and seeks to wield it as a force of properly moral persuasion.
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