There She Is . . . Miss Persia

About this episode

This episode discusses the events of Esther's beauty contest and the roles of Mordecai and Esther in the narrative.

Sermon #2 in a series on the book of Esther, 2:1-23 A summary of the events. The beauty contest is arranged. (1-4) Enter Mordecai and Esther. (5-7) Esther enters and wins the beauty contest. (8-18) Mordecai saves the king. (19-23) An examination of the events. The challenging questions and difficult answers. (8-18) The lessons to remember.

People in this episode

Host: Lyle Wahl

Topics covered

• Esther
• beauty contest
• Mordecai
• lessons from Esther
• challenges in faith

Keywords

• Esther
• Mordecai
• beauty contest
• king
• lessons
• faith
• challenges
• scripture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: book of Esther

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