The Hidden Hand of God
Where is the Father of Truth in the Book of Esther?
It has been observed that the name of the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD), or any reference to Him, is not found in the book of Esther. This is the reason that Martin Luther wanted it removed from the Book of Truth. He maintained that since the Father of Truth did not appear in the text, then the Father of Truth was not part of the story of Esther.
Was Martin Luther right?
First of all, the name of the Father of Truth is in the book of Esther four times, and one of His many titles is in it once. It is just hidden to the non-Hebrew reader. If Martin Luther had bothered to learn to read Hebrew from the Jews, instead of persecuting the Jews, then he would have known that.
It is hidden as an acrostic each time in the original Hebrew. In fact, some of the oldest Hebrew manuscript have the letters that make these acrostics twice as large as the rest of the letters, so the reader can see the name of the Father of Truth in the book of Esther.
In particular, the name of the Father of Truth is hidden in these phrases: "All of the wives shall give" (Esther 1:20), "Let Haman and the king come this day" (Esther 5:4), "This avails me nothing" (Esther 5:13), and "That there was evil determined against him" (Esther 7:7).
It is easiest to see the name of the Father of Truth in the phrase: "Let Haman and the king come this day" (Esther 5:4), where the acrostic is formed by the first letter of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth words of the verse. Remember that Hebrew is read right to left, so you count from the right. They are the last four words of the first line on my device, but they might not be on your device. Lastly, the letters that form the acrostic are easier to see, if you do not show the cantillation marks and the vowel points.
The title of the Father of Truth is hidden in the phrase: "Who is he and where is he" (Esther 7:5).
Despite the efforts of Martin Luther to remove Esther, and six books of the Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka The New Testament), they have all remained in the Book of Truth (The Bible), because it contains the incorruptible Word of Truth.
So even though the name and title of the Father of Truth are hidden in the Hebrew text of the book of Esther, it is still possible to see the hidden hand of the Father of Truth in the book of Esther. The book of Esther is a story of the hidden hand of the Father of Truth in the affairs of men.
Not only is the name and title of the Father of Truth hidden in the book of Esther, but hidden things is a major theme in the book of Esther.
It was hidden, that Queen Esther was a Jew (Esther 2:20). The plot of Bigthan and Teresh to kill King Ahasuerus, was hidden (Esther 2:21). It remained hidden in the chronicles of the kings, that Mordecai had warned King Ahasuerus of the plot (Esther 2:22-23). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, that Haman sought to destroy the Jews (Esther 3:6-9). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, that Haman was the enemy of the Jews (Esther 3:10). It was hidden from the people of the capital of the Persian Empire, that it was Haman, not King Ahasuerus, who wanted to annihilate the Jewish people throughout the Persian Empire (Esther 3:11-15). It was hidden from Esther, why Mordecai was mourning in sackcloth (Esther 4:4-5). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus and Haman, what Esther wanted the king to do for her (Esther 5:3-8). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, that Haman intended to have Mordecai hanged (Esther 5:13-14). It was hidden from Haman, that King Ahasuerus intended to honor Mordecai, instead of Haman (Esther 6:3-6). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, that Haman had sought to destroy Queen Esther (Esther 7:3-5). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, that Haman was seeking mercy from Queen Esther (Esther 7:7-8). It was hidden from Esther, how King Ahasuerus could save the Jews from the irreversible decree to kill the Jews, that Haman had made in his name (Esther 8:3-6). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, what the Jews outside of the capital city were doing, and what more could be done in the capital city (Esther 9:11-12).
At the right time, everything that was hidden in the book of Esther was revealed.
Somethings were hidden to reveal the character of Mordecai.
When the plot of Bigthan and Teresh was revealed by Mordecai, it revealed his loyalty to King Ahasuerus (Esther 2:22). When the king could not sleep and the chronicles of the kings was read, then it was revealed that Mordecai had not sought honor for saving King Ahasuerus (Esther 6:1-3).
Somethings were hidden to reveal the character of Esther.
When it was revealed that Mordecai was in sackcloth, because of the royal decree to destroy the Jews, then it was revealed that Esther was willing to lay down her life to save her people (Esther 4:6-16).
Somethings were hidden to reveal those, who intended to destroy the Jews.
Haman only showed his desire to kill the Jews, because he did not know that Queen Esther was a Jew (Esther 7:3-6). Those throughout the Persian Empire, who hated the Jews, did not know that the law to destroy the Jews, had only served to identify them (Esther 9:1).
Somethings were hidden to bring about the destruction of those, who intended to destroy the Jews.
When it was revealed that King Ahasuerus was going to honor Mordecai, instead of Haman, then it revealed that Haman would be destroyed (Esther 6:10-13). When it was revealed the Haman was the enemy of the Jews, then Haman became the enemy of King Ahasuerus (Esther 7:4-6). When it was revealed that Haman sought to bring harm to Queen Esther, then King Ahasuerus became determine to bring harm to Haman (Esther 7:6-8). When it was revealed that Haman sought to hang Mordecai, then Haman was hanged (Esther 7:9-10). When it was revealed that Haman intended to destroy the Jews, then he was destroyed (Esther 8:5-7). When the plot of Haman to destroy the Jews through a royal decree was revealed, then a royal decree was issued to destroy those, who hated the Jews (Esther 8:8-14).
When the request of Queen Esther was revealed, then King Ahasuerus became angry that some people sought to destroy the Jews (Esther 7:2-5). It was revealed to the people of the capital city, that King Ahasuerus intended to destroy those, who sought to destroy the Jews (Esther 8:13-15). When it was revealed that there were those outside of the capital city of the Persian Empire, who sought to destroy the Jews, then King Ahasuerus made sure that all, who sought to destroy the Jews, were destroyed (Esther 9:13-16).
The book of Esther shows the hidden hand of the Father of Truth.
This book shows, that the hidden hand of the Father of Truth does not just bring about the rise and fall of empires, but also guides the events of these empires to bring about His will.
The hidden hand of the Father of Truth arranged for Esther to be placed in the harem of King Ahasuerus, because He knew that she would choose the path of true love. The hidden hand of the Father of Truth arranged for her to be in a position to be chosen as queen, because He knew that Esther would be living to please the king. The hidden hand of the Father of Truth put her there to become queen for such a time as this.
This book shows, that the hidden hand of the Father of Truth will always rise up against the spirit of anti-Jewism, that possesses people like Haman. This book shows, that the hidden hand of the Father of Truth will one day bring about the end of anti-Jewism, like it did in the Persian Empire.
These things being hidden, and then revealed, was the hidden hand of the Father of Truth to preserve the Jewish people.
Mordecai understood, that it was the hidden hand of the Father of Truth to preserve the Jewish people, by destroying their enemies through Queen Esther (Esther 4:14). Zeresh, the wife of Haman, and the friends of Haman, saw that the hidden hand of the Father of Truth would destroy Haman, to preserve the Jewish people (Esther 6:13).
The hidden hand of the Father of Truth exalted Mordecai, so the entire Persian government helped the Jews destroy those, who sought to destroy the Jews (Esther 9:2-3).
The hidden hand of the Father of Truth brought these things about to bring many people into the House of Truth.
The hidden hand of the Father of Truth caused many people to come into the House of Truth, by leaving their idolatry to become Jews through circumcision (Esther 8:17). Many Gentiles came into the House of Truth to celebrate Purim, because they joined themselves to the Jews (Esther 9:26-28).
In the same way, the hidden hand of the Father of Truth has been bringing people into the House of Truth.
People do not come into the House of Truth through circumcision, which is a cut above the rest of the ways that people mark themselves physically. They come into the House of Truth by the circumcision that is not made by human hands (Colossians 2:11-13).
When people come into the House of Truth, then they become true Jews (Romans 2:28-29). When they come into the House of Truth, then they join themselves to the Jews (Romans 11:24-25).
People come into the House of Truth, by surrendering rule of their life to the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ), because they believe that the Father of Truth raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9-13). They are able to come into the House of Truth, because of the hidden hand of the Father of Truth (1 Corinthians 2:7-10).
Come into the House of Truth!
It has been observed that the name of the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD), or any reference to Him, is not found in the book of Esther. This is the reason that Martin Luther wanted it removed from the Book of Truth. He maintained that since the Father of Truth did not appear in the text, then the Father of Truth was not part of the story of Esther.
Was Martin Luther right?
First of all, the name of the Father of Truth is in the book of Esther four times, and one of His many titles is in it once. It is just hidden to the non-Hebrew reader. If Martin Luther had bothered to learn to read Hebrew from the Jews, instead of persecuting the Jews, then he would have known that.
It is hidden as an acrostic each time in the original Hebrew. In fact, some of the oldest Hebrew manuscript have the letters that make these acrostics twice as large as the rest of the letters, so the reader can see the name of the Father of Truth in the book of Esther.
In particular, the name of the Father of Truth is hidden in these phrases: "All of the wives shall give" (Esther 1:20), "Let Haman and the king come this day" (Esther 5:4), "This avails me nothing" (Esther 5:13), and "That there was evil determined against him" (Esther 7:7).
It is easiest to see the name of the Father of Truth in the phrase: "Let Haman and the king come this day" (Esther 5:4), where the acrostic is formed by the first letter of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth words of the verse. Remember that Hebrew is read right to left, so you count from the right. They are the last four words of the first line on my device, but they might not be on your device. Lastly, the letters that form the acrostic are easier to see, if you do not show the cantillation marks and the vowel points.
The title of the Father of Truth is hidden in the phrase: "Who is he and where is he" (Esther 7:5).
Despite the efforts of Martin Luther to remove Esther, and six books of the Renewed Covenant (B'rit Chadashah aka The New Testament), they have all remained in the Book of Truth (The Bible), because it contains the incorruptible Word of Truth.
So even though the name and title of the Father of Truth are hidden in the Hebrew text of the book of Esther, it is still possible to see the hidden hand of the Father of Truth in the book of Esther. The book of Esther is a story of the hidden hand of the Father of Truth in the affairs of men.
Not only is the name and title of the Father of Truth hidden in the book of Esther, but hidden things is a major theme in the book of Esther.
It was hidden, that Queen Esther was a Jew (Esther 2:20). The plot of Bigthan and Teresh to kill King Ahasuerus, was hidden (Esther 2:21). It remained hidden in the chronicles of the kings, that Mordecai had warned King Ahasuerus of the plot (Esther 2:22-23). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, that Haman sought to destroy the Jews (Esther 3:6-9). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, that Haman was the enemy of the Jews (Esther 3:10). It was hidden from the people of the capital of the Persian Empire, that it was Haman, not King Ahasuerus, who wanted to annihilate the Jewish people throughout the Persian Empire (Esther 3:11-15). It was hidden from Esther, why Mordecai was mourning in sackcloth (Esther 4:4-5). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus and Haman, what Esther wanted the king to do for her (Esther 5:3-8). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, that Haman intended to have Mordecai hanged (Esther 5:13-14). It was hidden from Haman, that King Ahasuerus intended to honor Mordecai, instead of Haman (Esther 6:3-6). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, that Haman had sought to destroy Queen Esther (Esther 7:3-5). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, that Haman was seeking mercy from Queen Esther (Esther 7:7-8). It was hidden from Esther, how King Ahasuerus could save the Jews from the irreversible decree to kill the Jews, that Haman had made in his name (Esther 8:3-6). It was hidden from King Ahasuerus, what the Jews outside of the capital city were doing, and what more could be done in the capital city (Esther 9:11-12).
At the right time, everything that was hidden in the book of Esther was revealed.
Somethings were hidden to reveal the character of Mordecai.
When the plot of Bigthan and Teresh was revealed by Mordecai, it revealed his loyalty to King Ahasuerus (Esther 2:22). When the king could not sleep and the chronicles of the kings was read, then it was revealed that Mordecai had not sought honor for saving King Ahasuerus (Esther 6:1-3).
Somethings were hidden to reveal the character of Esther.
When it was revealed that Mordecai was in sackcloth, because of the royal decree to destroy the Jews, then it was revealed that Esther was willing to lay down her life to save her people (Esther 4:6-16).
Somethings were hidden to reveal those, who intended to destroy the Jews.
Haman only showed his desire to kill the Jews, because he did not know that Queen Esther was a Jew (Esther 7:3-6). Those throughout the Persian Empire, who hated the Jews, did not know that the law to destroy the Jews, had only served to identify them (Esther 9:1).
Somethings were hidden to bring about the destruction of those, who intended to destroy the Jews.
When it was revealed that King Ahasuerus was going to honor Mordecai, instead of Haman, then it revealed that Haman would be destroyed (Esther 6:10-13). When it was revealed the Haman was the enemy of the Jews, then Haman became the enemy of King Ahasuerus (Esther 7:4-6). When it was revealed that Haman sought to bring harm to Queen Esther, then King Ahasuerus became determine to bring harm to Haman (Esther 7:6-8). When it was revealed that Haman sought to hang Mordecai, then Haman was hanged (Esther 7:9-10). When it was revealed that Haman intended to destroy the Jews, then he was destroyed (Esther 8:5-7). When the plot of Haman to destroy the Jews through a royal decree was revealed, then a royal decree was issued to destroy those, who hated the Jews (Esther 8:8-14).
When the request of Queen Esther was revealed, then King Ahasuerus became angry that some people sought to destroy the Jews (Esther 7:2-5). It was revealed to the people of the capital city, that King Ahasuerus intended to destroy those, who sought to destroy the Jews (Esther 8:13-15). When it was revealed that there were those outside of the capital city of the Persian Empire, who sought to destroy the Jews, then King Ahasuerus made sure that all, who sought to destroy the Jews, were destroyed (Esther 9:13-16).
The book of Esther shows the hidden hand of the Father of Truth.
This book shows, that the hidden hand of the Father of Truth does not just bring about the rise and fall of empires, but also guides the events of these empires to bring about His will.
The hidden hand of the Father of Truth arranged for Esther to be placed in the harem of King Ahasuerus, because He knew that she would choose the path of true love. The hidden hand of the Father of Truth arranged for her to be in a position to be chosen as queen, because He knew that Esther would be living to please the king. The hidden hand of the Father of Truth put her there to become queen for such a time as this.
This book shows, that the hidden hand of the Father of Truth will always rise up against the spirit of anti-Jewism, that possesses people like Haman. This book shows, that the hidden hand of the Father of Truth will one day bring about the end of anti-Jewism, like it did in the Persian Empire.
These things being hidden, and then revealed, was the hidden hand of the Father of Truth to preserve the Jewish people.
Mordecai understood, that it was the hidden hand of the Father of Truth to preserve the Jewish people, by destroying their enemies through Queen Esther (Esther 4:14). Zeresh, the wife of Haman, and the friends of Haman, saw that the hidden hand of the Father of Truth would destroy Haman, to preserve the Jewish people (Esther 6:13).
The hidden hand of the Father of Truth exalted Mordecai, so the entire Persian government helped the Jews destroy those, who sought to destroy the Jews (Esther 9:2-3).
The hidden hand of the Father of Truth brought these things about to bring many people into the House of Truth.
The hidden hand of the Father of Truth caused many people to come into the House of Truth, by leaving their idolatry to become Jews through circumcision (Esther 8:17). Many Gentiles came into the House of Truth to celebrate Purim, because they joined themselves to the Jews (Esther 9:26-28).
In the same way, the hidden hand of the Father of Truth has been bringing people into the House of Truth.
People do not come into the House of Truth through circumcision, which is a cut above the rest of the ways that people mark themselves physically. They come into the House of Truth by the circumcision that is not made by human hands (Colossians 2:11-13).
When people come into the House of Truth, then they become true Jews (Romans 2:28-29). When they come into the House of Truth, then they join themselves to the Jews (Romans 11:24-25).
People come into the House of Truth, by surrendering rule of their life to the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ), because they believe that the Father of Truth raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9-13). They are able to come into the House of Truth, because of the hidden hand of the Father of Truth (1 Corinthians 2:7-10).
Come into the House of Truth!
Labels: Purim, Sovereignty
posted by The House Of Truth @ March 10, 2018
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