Now in the palace at Shushan there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite, who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. And he brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful, whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

Hello everyone and welcome to the Christian Educational Ministries Weekend Bible Study.

Tonight we are pleased to welcome Rich Glasgow back to our Friday night Bible study. Join us now as Rich embarks upon a detailed study on the Book of Esther.

(Also be sure to check out Rich’s other series, including ones on the exilic books of Daniel, Ezra, and Nehemiah.)