Most of us know the story of Purim. An evil man (Haman) got into a place of great power in Persia, and nearly destroyed all the Jews in the empire. But God intervened and turned things around, rescuing the Jews, and turning potential disaster into victory.
What is interesting are the parallels today. The Jews in Israel are threatened by the same power- Iran, which is modern Persia. The same old Iranian demon is still trying to destroy the Jews! And the leader (Ahmadinejad) today is a modern Haman. He has spoken openly about wanting to erase Israel from the middle east, and has developed nuclear weapons with the goal of destroying Israel. Yet few people see him as that dangerous, except the Israelis. This reminds me of the way Hitler was viewed in the 1930's.
The lesson of the book of Esther is that God will raise up deliverance from somewhere for the Jews. But it could be really messy. Keep your eyes on Iran.
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