Roles Of Queen Esther
SP2000-Week 5 Devotional
Queen Esther was a Jew who was married to a gentile. That is itself presents an awkward scenario since Jews thought of Gentiles as dogs and were not to have any associations. And yet, God’s will, God’s plan was to use this wise Jewish woman to fulfill His plan to protect His chosen people from Haman’s plan to completely annihilate the people of Israel, and more specifically, the bloodline of Jesus Christ.
The southern kingdom, (Judah and Benjamin), was taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar who was later defeated by the Persians. God elevates Esther from being a maiden to replacing Vashti as queen (Esther 2:17-22 KJV). Queen Esther’s command over her tongue and Godly wisdom enabled her to foil Haman’s plan and eventually his hanging. …show more content…
She also displayed great humility for she was favored by the king and others around her.
Her attitude was one of compassion, fairness, and determination to be a person of credibility. These same characteristics can be seen in powerful speakers such as Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King, President Obama, and many others who have demonstrated their gifted abilities of speech.
The one main characteristic that Queen Esther and the others mentioned above possessed is credibility. They all have established credibility with their audiences and speak with passion and confidence as well. According to Stephen Lucas (2012), “Credibility is mostly a matter of being qualified to speak on a given topic—and of being perceived as qualified by your listeners” (p.
Queen Esther was a Jew who was married to a gentile. That is itself presents an awkward scenario since Jews thought of Gentiles as dogs and were not to have any associations. And yet, God’s will, God’s plan was to use this wise Jewish woman to fulfill His plan to protect His chosen people from Haman’s plan to completely annihilate the people of Israel, and more specifically, the bloodline of Jesus Christ.
The southern kingdom, (Judah and Benjamin), was taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar who was later defeated by the Persians. God elevates Esther from being a maiden to replacing Vashti as queen (Esther 2:17-22 KJV). Queen Esther’s command over her tongue and Godly wisdom enabled her to foil Haman’s plan and eventually his hanging. …show more content…
She also displayed great humility for she was favored by the king and others around her.
Her attitude was one of compassion, fairness, and determination to be a person of credibility. These same characteristics can be seen in powerful speakers such as Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King, President Obama, and many others who have demonstrated their gifted abilities of speech.
The one main characteristic that Queen Esther and the others mentioned above possessed is credibility. They all have established credibility with their audiences and speak with passion and confidence as well. According to Stephen Lucas (2012), “Credibility is mostly a matter of being qualified to speak on a given topic—and of being perceived as qualified by your listeners” (p.