Day 267 (Esther 6-10) - Year 8
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Day 267 (Esther 6-10) - Year 8

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 24, 20267 min
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Today we finished our 35th book of the Bible. Yesterday, when we left off, Esther had just

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refused to bow to him. Overnight, he built a gallows to hang Mordecai on. By the way,

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Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. Today we finished our 35th book of the Bible. Yesterday, when we left off, Esther had just thrown a feast for King A and Haman, and Haman's ego was soaring until he passed Mordecai who refused to bow to him. Overnight, he built a gallows to hang Mordecai on. By the way,

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Haman's gallows were different than what we traditionally picture. This structure was more like a giant spike to impale a person on. While Haman's crew is working on the gallows, King A can't fall asleep. Maybe all the chainsaws outside his window are keeping him awake, or maybe it's God's providence at work.

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To combat his insomnia, he asks one of his staff to read him a bedtime story about everything that's happened since he took office. As they're scrolling through his time-op feed, he realizes that he never thanked that nice man who saved his life. Oopsie. But that divine oversight from four years ago was leading up to this very moment.

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