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Podcast: I AM PASTOR DEB
Episode: Have You Met Esther?
Description: Esther lived in ancient Persia about 100 years after the Babylonian captivity. When Esther's parents died, the orphaned child was adopted and raised by her older cousin Mordecai.One day the king of the Persian Empire, Xerxes , threw a lavish party. On the final day of the festivities, he called for his queen, Vashti, but the queen refused to appear before Xerxes. Filled with anger, he deposed Queen Vashti, and forever removed her from his presence.To find his new queen, Xerxes hosted a royal beauty pageant and Esther was chosen for the throne. Her cousin...