1. Esther – the making of a star
God Will Turn Things Around

2. Esther - the real life drama
King Xerxes of Persia;
Ahasuerus king of Persia
his wife and former Queen; Vashti
Esther, a Jewish woman who became Queen
second in command, Haman, recently promoted by the king;
Mordecai, a leader among the Jewish people

3. the Feast of Purim
Esther and Mordecai instituted the Feast of Purim to mark their miraculous deliverance. The Jews still commemorate this deliverance in the yearly festival Purim, on the 14th and 15th of Adar (February, March).

4. Esther – the making of a star
She was a unknown stranger
She was an orphan
She be came a slave
She had the sentence of death

5. Esther – the making of a star
Hadassah (myrtle – a type of tree) the Jewish name
Became
Es´ther (a star) the Persian name

6. Esther – the making of a star
Mordecai the Jew
Did good without looking for rewards
Esther
Xerxes the king.
Had the sentence of death on his life
He sat at the king’s gate, a place for beggars
He wore sackcloth ashes.

7. Esther – the making of a star
VASHTI [VASH tie] — the beautiful queen of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I, reigned 486–465 b.c.) who was banished from court for refusing the king’s command to exhibit herself during a period of drunken feasting (Esth. 1:11
She was often praised for her beauty- and she believed it
She felt that she was too good for the king

8. Esther – the making of a star
Haman
Wanted recognition meant for a king
Wanted to Kill
Mordecai
All the Jews
Built a gallows 75 feet high hang Mordecai

9. God Will Turn Things Around
The Curse that became a blessing
the fourteenth day of the month Adar
Wipe out the physical evidence and memory of the Jews
The Jews still commemorate this deliverance in the yearly festival Purim, on the 14th and 15th of Adar (February, March).

10. God Will Turn Things Around Esther – the making of a star
Hadassah (myrtle – a type of tree) the Jewish name
Es´ther (a star) the Persian name
The Tree That Became A Star

11. God Will Turn Things Around