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The account of Esther, the Jewish orphan who becomes the queen of Persia, is neither a Cinderella story, nor a how-to guide for righteousness. It does, however, give us a picture of the God who graciously uses broken people to achieve His glorious and fulfill His covenant promises. The names that the two Jewish characters operate under, Esther and Mordecai, are names that give honor to Persian gods. The book reflects how they operate under this saturation of Persian culture by mentioning the Persian king 190 times while God is never mentioned. On today’s episode we meet Esther, Mordecai, King and Ahaseurus, and the self-righteous enemy of God’s people: Haman.

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If you’ve been listening since the first episode of Commuter Bible you have made it through 2/3 of the Bible this year. To celebrate, I’m giving away a free t-shirt to someone who has listened to every episode so far, and here’s how you could win it. I’m assuming no one will lie in order to get a Bible t-shirt, OK, so if you have, in fact, listened to every episode so far, post this phrase on your own Facebook page: “I love Commuter Bible!” and make sure you tag us, or we won’t see it. Make sure you post before the end of the day Sunday, September 15. We’ll have the drawing on Monday September 16 of everyone who entered.

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Christian Standard Bible translation.

All music written and produced by John Burgess Ross.

Co-produced by Eric Williamson.

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