Hidden in The Book of Esther

Are you going through a trial in your life where you have prayed and pleaded with God, but you see no results and you've begun to wonder if He is even listening? If so, I recommend studying the book of Esther. Just because we can't see our Heavenly Father, that doesn't mean He's not listening, and waiting for the right time to answer and reveal Himself. For example, the name of God is not mentioned once in this book, but although He seems hidden, He is working behind the scenes to prepare a way to deliver His people.

But wait, here's an interesting thing...His name actually is in the book of Esther, it's just hidden...

The name of God is hidden no less than eight times in acrostics in the text. Four times it appears as an acrostic, the famed Tetragammaton, "YHWH" or "Yahweh" or "YeHoVaH"; once as "EHYH" or "I AM" as at the Burning Bush. Also, Meshiach ("Messiah"), Yeshua ("Jesus"), and El Shaddai ("The Almighty"), also appear as equidistant letter sequences.9

Source: The Book of Esther, Chuck Missler
www.khouse.org

For anyone who is interested in digging deeper into this inspiring book, here are a few things to help you study...

Here's David Guzik's commentary on the book of Esther.

Here are Chuck Smith's sermon notes on Esther.

Here's something by Ray Stedman on the book of Esther.

And another study...(much longer, an on-line book) also by Ray Stedman...

The Queen and I
Studies in Esther
www.raystedman.org

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What is Gematria?
by Arnold Fruchtenbaum