When Women Rule
Series Esther
1:8 pleasure
Hebrews 11:25 pleasure of sin for a season
Job 11:4-9 triumphing of wicked is short
1:11 the king wanted to show off his wife's beauty. The Bible says he was "merry" with wine not drunken (vs 10)
The commentators make such a mess of the Bible. Same as:
2 Samuel 11:2 Bathsheba did not seduce David and no indication that she did anything wrong
King Ahasuerus wanted to show off his wife; saving the best for last
Proverbs 31:30 Beauty is vain, but a woman feareth the Lord
Ecclessiastes 4:6 Better handful with quietness
• 1:15 according to the law
Titus 2:3-5 Aged women teach the younger to love their husbands, children
Luke 1:13-17 John the Baptist will turn hearts of the Fathers to the children
1:16 all the people were affected (sin affects more than self)
Hebrews 12:15 root of bitterness many be defiled
Ecclesiastes 9:18 one sinner destroyeth much good
1:17
Abigail (Nabal) 1 Samuel 25:25 regard not this man
Jezebel (Ahab) 1 Kings 21:1 Naboth's vineyard
Isaiah 3:12 women rule over them
Mark 6:18 Herod/Herodias—not lawful to have brother's wife
1:22 man shall bear rule in his own house
1 Timothy 3:5 rule his own house
Ephesians 5:21-23 Husband head of the wife
1 Peter 3:1 -8
HEATHEN
Proverbs 3:5-7 Trust in the Lord
Isaiah 55:8-9 God's thoughts are not our thoughts (Ahasuerus was not under God's Law)
Matthew 6:33 seek ye first the kingdom of God
Romans 2:14-15 Gentiles (lost) shew law written hearts
Romans 1:18-21 They knew God-van in imaginations
Sermon ID | 726202228493988 |
Duration | 49:24 |
Date | Jul 26, 2020 |
Category | Sunday - PM |
Bible Text | Esther 1:8-22 |