ESTHER

MULTIPLE FACULTY CONTRIBUTORS

OUTLINE

Introduction

I.  The Preparation of the Jewish People (1:1–2:23)

A.  Vashti’s Removal (1:1-22)

B.  Esther’s Elevation (2:1-20)

C.  The King’s Debt to Mordecai (2:21-23)

II.  The Crisis of the Jewish People (3:1–5:14)

A.  Haman’s Elevation (3:1)

B.  Haman’s Plot against the Jews (3:2–4:17)

C.  Haman’s Plot against Mordecai (5:1-14)

III.  The Deliverance of the Jewish People (6:1–10:3)

A.  Neutralizing the Threat (6:1–8:14)

B.  Strengthening the People (8:15–9:18)

C.  Establishing the Commemoration (9:19–10:3)