God places a beautiful young woman in a position of influence. She risks her own life to save her entire people group from merciless execution. The book of Esther in the Old Testament gives the background for the Jewish feast of Purim, which takes place later this month. In this Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass tells the story of Esther and reminds us that we have been called to live for God in such a time as this.
Read the transcript and get links to more resources:
https://shop.notgrass.com/blog/exploring-history-podcast-9/for-such-a-time-as-this-the-story-of-esther-259
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