Esther 5
1-3 Three days later Esther dressed in her royal robes and took up a position in the inner court of the palace in front of the king’s throne room. The…
Esther 6
1-2 That night the king couldn’t sleep. He ordered the record book, the day-by-day journal of events, to be brought and read to him. They came across the story there…
Esther 7
1-2 So the king and Haman went to dinner with Queen Esther. At this second dinner, while they were drinking wine the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what would you…
Esther 8
1-2 That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, archenemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king because Esther had explained their relationship. The…
Esther 9
1-4 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s order came into effect. This was the very day that the enemies of the Jews…
Esther 10
1-2 King Xerxes imposed taxes from one end of his empire to the other. For the rest of it, King Xerxes’ extensive accomplishments, along with a detailed account of the…
Job 1
1-3 Job was a man who lived in Uz. He was honest inside and out, a man of his word, who was totally devoted to God and hated evil with…
Job 2
The Second Test: Health 1-3 One day when the angels came to report toGod, Satan also showed up.Godsingled out Satan, saying, “And what have you been up to?” Satan answeredGod,…
Job 3
Job Cries Out What’s the Point of Life? 1-2 Then Job broke the silence. He spoke up and cursed his fate: 3-10 “Obliterate the day I was born. Blank out…
Job 4
Eliphaz Speaks Out Now You’re the One in Trouble 1-6 Then Eliphaz from Teman spoke up: “Would you mind if I said something to you? Under the circumstances it’s hard…