By Karen Thompson Fifth in a Five-Part Series This is the final post in a five-part series on the law of measure for measure as found in the book of Esther. In our last post, we saw how Esther’s request to hang Haman’s ten sons “tomorrow” was prophetically fulfilled when Hitler’s ten top Nazi leaders …
Category: Measure for Measure
ESTHER: THE STORY OF PURIM
By Karen Thompson Fourth in a Five-Part Series This is a continuation of a five-part series on the law of measure for measure as seen in the book of Esther. In the last post, we saw how when Mordecai learned that Haman sent letters to all the provinces announcing the day of Purim, a day …
ESTHER: THE STORY OF PURIM
By Karen Thompson Third in a Five-Part Series This is the continuation of the last post in a series on the law of measure for measure as seen in the book of Esther. In the last post, we read how the Persian king threw a blow-out party for all the princes in his kingdom. After …
ESTHER: THE STORY OF PURIM
By Karen Thompson Second in a Five-Part Series This is a continuation of a five-part series on the law of measure for measure as seen in the book of Esther. In the first post, we left off talking about the wicked Haman being promoted to the highest position in the Persian kingdom, just under the …
ESTHER: THE STORY OF PURIM
By Karen Thompson First in a Five-Part Series My last posts were a two-part series on the subject of the law of measure-for-measure judgment, a law that says how you treat others, good or bad, the same will happen to you. This principle is found in both the Old and New Testaments. Jewish people refer …
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
By Karen Thompson Second in a Two-Part Series MEASURE FOR MEASURE This is the second part in a two-part series on the Bible principle called “measure for measure.” We’ve been examining a Bible principle in the account of Daniel in the lions’ den. Daniel’s jealous enemies wanted him out of the way so they devised …
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
By Karen Thompson One of Two God’s Laws of Judgment The accounts of what happened to the Jewish people in the first six chapters of the book of Daniel contain what I call God’s “Laws of Judgment.” These accounts reveal to us how God judges behavior: He rewards the good and punishes the bad. These …
