Episode 581: Esther 9:18-10:3 – The Feast of Purim
2020-03-12
The feast of Purim is established as a perpetual Jewish holiday to commemorate their triumph over Haman. Mordecai is promoted in Persia.Read More →
Episode 579: Esther 8 – A New Decree
2020-03-10
Queen Esther entreats the king to revoke the decree to destroy the Jews. Instead, he lets them issue a new decree that allows the Jews to defend themselves.Read More →
Episode 578: Esther 6.12-7.10 – Haman Is Hanged
2020-03-09
The king and Haman attend Esther’s banquet. Esther reveals that her people will be destroyed because of Haman. He is hanged on the gallows he built.Read More →
Episode 577: Esther 5:1-6:11 – Mordecai Is Honored
2020-03-06
Esther invites the king and Haman to two banquets. The king reads about how Mordecai stopped a plot against him. The king honors Mordecai before Haman.Read More →
Episode 576: Esther 4 – For Such a Time as This
2020-03-05
When Mordecai learns of the decree to destroy the Jews, he mourns in sackcloth. He tells Esther to entreat the king. They all fast for three days.Read More →
Episode 575: Esther 2:19-3:15 – Introducing Haman the Terrible
2020-03-04
Mordecai discovers a plot against the king. Haman is promoted, but Mordecai refuses to bow to him. Haman convinces the king to destroy the Jews.Read More →
Episode 574: Esther 2.1-18 – Esther Becomes Queen
2020-03-03
King Xerxes seeks a new queen. Esther is one of the virgins chosen to be prepared to go to the king. Xerxes loves her most and makes her queen.Read More →
Episode 573: Esther 1 – Queen Vashti Dethroned
2020-03-02
King Xerxes has a great party lasting six months! Drunk with wine, he seeks to display Queen Vashti before his guests. When she refuses, she is dethroned.Read More →
Esther 6 Pt. 2
2019-01-21
This radio show is a ministry of Cloverdale United Reformed Church where Russell Herman is the teaching pastor. This show airs daily at 4 pm MST. In today’s sermon, Pastor Russ continues to cover Esther 6. Section Text (ESV) On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king. And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. And the king said, “What honor or distinctionRead More →
Esther 6 Pt. 1
2019-01-18
This radio show is a ministry of Cloverdale United Reformed Church where Russell Herman is the teaching pastor. This show airs daily at 4 pm MST. In today’s sermon, Pastor Russ covers the end of Esther 5 and begins Esther 6. Section Text (ESV) Ester 5:9-14 And Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he neither rose nor trembled before him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai. Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home, and he sent and brought his friends and his wife Zeresh. And Haman recounted to them the splendor ofRead More →