In Esth, what is an outline of this book?
There are at least four ways to outline Esther: Four banquets: First one, In honor of Esther, Esther prepares, Purim. On a lighter note, at the beginning, Vashti did not want to be an appetizer, Haman got steaming mad, the Jews were in hot water, and finally Haman got his just deserts. Chiastic: (Banquet, Vashti, Esther, Banquet), (plot, Mordecai, Haman, Esther, Esther, Haman, Mordecai, Jews) the Old Testament is filled with chiasms. Chapter-based: 1-2, 3-45-7, 8-10 Topic: 1:1-2:20 Two queens and two banquets 2:21-4:3 Two men and two plots 4:4-9:19 The two strategies of Haman and God 9:20-32; 10 Two battles Q: In Esth, how do we know the book of Esther should be in the Bible? A: In the time of Jesus, groups Jews all over the world believed the book of Esther to be a part of God’s word, and Jesus validated the Bible of the Jews. There were a number of exceptions though. One exception were the Sadducees, who only accepted the first five books as Scripture, and the rest of the Old Testame
