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Through God's Eyes

A First-Person Retelling of the Book of Esther

Chapter 2: When the Queen Was Removed

🗣️ The Voice of the Jews We heard the rumors before the scribes announced it.Before the messengers rode out with parchment and decree. They said the queen disobeyed the king.That...

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Chapter 3: The One Among Us

🗣️ The Voice of the Jews They came to every province.Chariots, scribes, eunuchs — announcing a royal search for beauty. A new queen was to be chosen.A virgin, unblemished. Pleasing...

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Chapter 4: The Decree of Death

🗣️ The Voice of the Jews The decree came like a shadow at noon. Fast horses.Royal messengers.Sealed orders from the king himself. We unrolled the scrolls with trembling fingers, and...

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Chapter 5: If I Perish

🗣️ The Voice of the Jews We did not eat.We did not drink.Three days. Not just in Susa, but in every province where our people lived under the shadow of...

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Chapter 6: The Tables Turn

🗣️ The Voice of the Jews We did not know, at first, what happened in the palace. We only saw signs.Subtle ones.Unexpected. Mordecai stood taller.Messengers whispered in doorways.Haman no longer...

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Chapter 7: Purim

🗣️ The Voice of the Jews We held our breath one more time. We knew she had invited the king to a banquet — and Haman too. We did not...

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Chapter 8: I Was There

They never said My name.Not once. No prophet cried out in the courts.No pillar of fire led the way.No miracle parted the skies. But I was there. I was in...

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