The Book of Esther is probably the one book of the Bible that I never paid much attention to. When it came up next in my daily reading list, I groaned. But I have started reading it, a couple of chapters at a time. Chapters 1 through 5 were the first. And, by the last of chapter 5, I didn't want to stop.
The story of Esther is more interesting than I ever thought. But it's strange because it seems like something that can be lifted out of the Bible as a solo story. Or so I thought. There are 10 chapters and I am about to start on chapter 6.
As part of my Bible study and along with my own copies of the Scriptures, I use e-Sword.net and Blue Letter Bible for the commentaries and other features. Afterward, I will watch a video from the series by Chuck Missler. This is the first part of his series on Esther:
By the way, there are many copies of the Missler series of Bible studies all over the internet. If a video or link stops working, you can always find another source.
I will continue my read-study-watch method as I finish Esther. I have learned a lesson that Missler and other Bible teachers reiterate: Everything in the Bible is integrated. Nothing is there without reason.
Peace
--Free
NOTE: Blue Letter Bible has resources that I use quite a bit. Here are some that you might find interesting:
- Commentaries, references, courses, etc.
- The reading plans. I am using the 1-year Chronological plan now.
- BLB is not available offline the way e-Sword is but there are some useful apps and tools.
- The Daily Reading Program (for example, mine) can be placed on your PC's start bar for reference.
