Purim: A Pageant of Providence - Message 4 - Rise & Fall - Esther 6:1-7:10
Outline:
I. Sovereign Insomnia β 6:1-3
A. Sleepless B. Sweet Sleep β Prov. 3:24; Eccl. 5:12; Jer. 31:26 C. The Right Page at the Right Time D. Sow, Wait, Reap β instant reward vs. patient hope (5 yrs since plot foiled) β Psa. 62:5; Gal. 6:9
II. Supreme Insolence β 6:4-9
A. Honoring the Honorable B. The Wrong Place at the Wrong Time C. King Me! β Like the Most High β Isa. 14:12-15
III. Surprise Instructions β 6:10-11
A. Make It So β for Mordecai the Jew B. Provision in the Midst of Persecution β Psa. 6:10; 23:5 C. From Rent to Royal β Psa. 30:10-12; 1 Cor. 15:42-54; Rev. 3:5; 7:9-17; 19:13-15
IV. Shame & Insecurity β 6:12-13
A. Back to Life as Usual for Mordecai B. Haman was Hurried, Harried, and Humiliated β Psa. 35:4, 26; 44:7; Prov. 11:2 C. The Sure Word of God β Exodus 17:14; 1 Sam. 15:8-9
V. Solicitous Imbibery β 6:14-7:6
A. The Third Time is the Charm B. Sold to be Destroyed, Killed, and Annihilated C. Better to Be Sold as Slaves D. Who Did It?
VI. Sentence: Impalement β 7:7-10
A. The Law is the Law B. Assault and Beggary
1. A Jew wonβt fall down before Haman, kill him 2. Haman fell down before a Jew, kill him
C. In Your Face D. Hang Him There β Psa. 9:15-16 E. Anger Abated β Rom. 5:9; 1 Thess. 1:9-10
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Phillip was called to new life in Christ at age 9, called to preach at age 14, and ordained to the gospel ministry at age 20. He graduated from The Criswell College (Dallas, Texas) in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies with a major in Evangelism. He...