Shalom friends! 

It’s the last episode of 2022! I’ve so enjoyed bringing you messages of rest and peace this year and hope you’re more at peace at your core and closer to Jesus because of it.

We’re going to nerd out today with a deep dive into Esther 4:14—

                “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”” (NIV).

I touched on this verse in my last podcast episode, Finding Peace in Christ when God Seems Invisible with Amy Carroll and Lynn Cowell.

How could I deep dive into any other passage from this book??

A Deep Dive into Esther 4:14

In this episode, I spent quite a bit of time looking at the history behind the story of Esther as well as where her story lies in the thread of Scripture. And then I turn our attention to what this tells us about God, and how that impacts what this verse says about us today.

Want a copy of the 10 questions use in the solo deep dive episodes? Head over here to download the PDF: https://mailchi.mp/18893c5c043d/10-great-questions

Join the Counting Up to Christmas Facebook Group I mentioned in the episode here: https://facebook.com/groups/countinguptochristmas 

Do you prefer to watch this interview in video form? If so, check it out on YouTube.

Author Bio:

Jennifer Elwood resides in Yakima, Washington and hosts the Refuge Podcast and Bible Study Community where women cultivate their faith in the shelter of God’s Word. She’s a travel fanatic, coffee addict, and enjoys nerding out on Biblical context when studying the Bible. Going to Israel for the first time in 2015 sparked her desire to write and she has not stopped since. She’s author of Counting Up to Christmas: Twenty-Four Gifts from the Gospel of Luke and an upcoming Cookbook Companion. Stay up to date with her at www.jenniferelwood.com and @jenniferelwoodauthor on Facebook and Instagram.