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08/10/21 Esther. 2: 2, 4   “Then the king’s personal attendants proposed, ‘Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king… Then let the girl who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” Because she refused the king’s invitation to come to the banquet  being held in her honor, there’s going toContinue reading “ESTHER #4”

08/03/21   Esther 1:16, 19   “’Queen Vashti has done wrong, not only against the king but also against all the nobles and the peoples of all the provinces of King Xerxes…Therefore, if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannotContinue reading “ESTHER #3”

07/27/21  King Xerxes has spent the last six months displaying “the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty” (Esther 1:4) trying to impress all of the nobles, the officials, and the military leaders of his kingdom. Esther 1: 5-6    “When these days were over, the king gave a banquet,Continue reading “ESTHER #2”

07/20/21 We’re going to be spending some time in the Old Testament Book of Esther.  Most of us, including us preachers, don’t really know what to do with the Book of Esther. It’s an interesting book with some pretty colorful characters and an intriguing plot that has all kinds of twists and turns.  It’s aContinue reading “ESTHER #1”

07/13/21 Elijah has asked Elisha to tell him what he can do for him before he is taken from him. Elisha’s answer is: 2 Kings 2:9b – “Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit.” 2 Kings 2:10a    “’You have asked a difficult thing,’ Elijah said.” It’s “a difficult thing” because our human natureContinue reading “ELIJAH#27”

07/06/21 Elisha was determined to follow Elijah as far as he could for as long as he could. The two of them have just crossed the Jordan River together. 2 Kings 2:9a – “When they had crossed (the Jordan River) Elijah said to Elisha, ‘tell me what I can do for you before I amContinue reading “ELIJAH #26”

06/29/21 Elisha has expressed his determination to follow Elijah regardless of where his journey may take him. 2 Kings 2:7   “Fifty men of the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan.” Elisha and Elijah are the only ones standing atContinue reading “ELIJAH #25”

06/22/21 Elijah’s earthly ministry is now complete and Elisha will be carrying on the work. Notice the conversation that took place between Elijah and Elisha every time Elijah was planning to leave and move on.   In 2 Kings 2:2a, 4a, 6a, Elisha kept saying, “Stay here Elisha.”  It sounds like Elijah is saying, “Don’t comeContinue reading “ELIJAH #24”

06/15/21 2 Kings 2:1   “When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal” Obviously, we’ve jumped ahead in our study of Elijah and Elisha.  We said that the relationship between Elijah and Elisha is teaching us about discipleship; what it meansContinue reading “ELIJAH #23”

06/08/21   Elisha has met Elijah. He’s been given an invitation and the cloak has been offered to him.  Now he has to decide if he’s going to accept it or reject it.  What happens from here is all up to Elisha. But there was no way he could pretend he didn’t know about it.  Continue reading “ELIJAH #22”