THE SUBTLETY OF SOVEREIGNTY (4)
by Brad Whitt
Scripture: Esther 5:1-14
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Title: The Subtlety of Sovereignty (4)
Series: Esther
Author: Brad Whitt
Text: Esther 5
INTRODUCTION
The book of Esther is an amazing book. It's unfamiliar and odd to many folks, but it is a
fantastic book, an amazing story, and it illustrates some of the most important theological
truths you'll find in the Bible.
Many folks have such a problem with this book because it's a book in which the name of God
is never mentioned.
As you read the book of Esther, God's name - Yahweh or Elohim - is nowhere to be found.
But even though His name isn't mentioned in this book, His fingerprints are all over the place,
and He's working in the shadows, underneath the surface, to accomplish His plan and
purpose in this world.
JOKE: David, a second grader, was bumped while getting on the school bus and suTered a
two-inch cut on his cheek. At recess, he collided with another boy and lost two teeth. At
noon, he fell and broke his wrist while sliding on ice. Later at the hospital, his father noticed
David was clutching a quarter in his good hand. David said, "I found it on the ground when I
fell. It's the first quarter I've ever found. This sure is my lucky day."
Our world is consumed with the concept of luck. People fixate on the possibility of chance
things happening to them.
- A person is involved in a bad accident and walks away without a scratch, and
somebody will say, "You sure were lucky."
- A young man tosses a ring at the fair to win his girlfriend a stuTed bear. He hits the
bottle on the first try, and somebody says, "That's just dumb luck."
- A guy cashes out his retirement right before the market crashes, and somebody will
say, "You're a lucky duck!"
- Or, the opposite, your team's kicker hits the uprights, and the ball goes wide,
causing your team to lose the BIG game, and you say, "I guess it wasn't our
lucky day."
Example: I remember a church trip to Gatlinburg when I was a kid, where I bought a "lucky
rabbit's foot." I remem ...
Series: Esther
Author: Brad Whitt
Text: Esther 5
INTRODUCTION
The book of Esther is an amazing book. It's unfamiliar and odd to many folks, but it is a
fantastic book, an amazing story, and it illustrates some of the most important theological
truths you'll find in the Bible.
Many folks have such a problem with this book because it's a book in which the name of God
is never mentioned.
As you read the book of Esther, God's name - Yahweh or Elohim - is nowhere to be found.
But even though His name isn't mentioned in this book, His fingerprints are all over the place,
and He's working in the shadows, underneath the surface, to accomplish His plan and
purpose in this world.
JOKE: David, a second grader, was bumped while getting on the school bus and suTered a
two-inch cut on his cheek. At recess, he collided with another boy and lost two teeth. At
noon, he fell and broke his wrist while sliding on ice. Later at the hospital, his father noticed
David was clutching a quarter in his good hand. David said, "I found it on the ground when I
fell. It's the first quarter I've ever found. This sure is my lucky day."
Our world is consumed with the concept of luck. People fixate on the possibility of chance
things happening to them.
- A person is involved in a bad accident and walks away without a scratch, and
somebody will say, "You sure were lucky."
- A young man tosses a ring at the fair to win his girlfriend a stuTed bear. He hits the
bottle on the first try, and somebody says, "That's just dumb luck."
- A guy cashes out his retirement right before the market crashes, and somebody will
say, "You're a lucky duck!"
- Or, the opposite, your team's kicker hits the uprights, and the ball goes wide,
causing your team to lose the BIG game, and you say, "I guess it wasn't our
lucky day."
Example: I remember a church trip to Gatlinburg when I was a kid, where I bought a "lucky
rabbit's foot." I remem ...
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