week of 1/25

Unit 17  Session 4

THE PEOPLE RESCUED

ESThER 3:7-9, 13 ; 8:5, 11-13, 17

 

Key Concept:

God rescues His people even in the face of imminent destruction.

Though many Jews returned to Judah to reclaim and rebuild the way of life that had been lost, many stayed put. The original exiles who had survived the deportations settled in their new home, married, and had children, just as Jeremiah had commanded them (Jeremiah 29:4-7). Over the seventy years of exile and beyond, generations were born and raised in the foreign lands of Babylon and Persia. But because of the passage of time, these lands no longer seemed so foreign; rather, they had become home. Yet even in these places distant from their homeland, God was watching over His people.

As you examine Esther 3:7-9, 13 ; 8:5, 11-13, 17:

 

✞   Recognize that though it may seem God is not present

    or working, He always is.

     

✞   Rejoice that God keeps His promises and covenants,

    preserving His people.