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Queen Esther concealed her Jewish identity. As far as anyone knew, she was pure Persian. But then came the royal decree that would annihilate her people. She had to make some tough choices. Would she remain silent or would she speak up? Would she blend in or would she stand out? Esther could have refused. She could have cowered in fear. But she spoke up. She stood out. And God used her to save the nation. It's not hyperbole to say that her courage...
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"Lily is a mother and a daughter. And a second wife. And a writer, maybe? Or she was going to be, before she had children. Now, in her rented Brooklyn apartment, she's grappling with her sexual and intellectual desires while also trying to manage her roles as a mother and a wife. Vivian Barr seems to be the perfect political wife, dedicated to helping her charismatic and ambitious husband find success in Watergate-era Washington D.C. But one night...
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The beautiful young Esther has been chosen as queen by the king of Persia. Surrounded by servants, each day she wears gorgeous dresses and eats delicious foods in his luxurious court. Still, she remembers the promise made to her uncle when she was a child. She tells no one that she is Jewish. One day the prime minister, angry because Esther's uncle does not bow to him, arranges a decree ordering all Jews to be killed. Will Esther find the courage...
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Esther was willing to risk her life for the welfare of her people and the furthering of God's plan. A powerful example of how God can use anyone, she answered God's call and was purified, prepared, awakened, and then released to rewrite the decree of death sent against her people. The decree she wrote empowered them to defend themselves, their families, and all they possessed.
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"God has a purpose for your life. Every action or event that occurs within it has been used to make that purpose a reality. The story of Esther appears to be a series of coincidences strung together to deliver the Jews from certain death. However, God selected Esther for a particular purpose at a particular time. Discover your own pathway to purpose through learning principles on providence as Tony Evans takes us on a journey of epic proportions."--Back...
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You've read it as a biblical tale of courage. Experience it anew as a heart-stirring love story.She was a simple girl faced with an impossible choice. He was a magnificent king with a lonely heart.Their love was the divine surprise that changed the course of history.The beloved story of Esther springs to fresh life in this inspired novel that vibrates with mystery, intrigue, and romance.
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"Where is God when your loved ones get cancer? With or Without Me is an unsparing and eloquent critique of religion. Yet Esther Maria Magnis's frustration is merely the beginning of a tortuous journey toward faith. Esther Maria Magnis knows believing in God is anything but easy, because he allows people to suffer."--
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Discover the intimate, profoundly stirring story of Esther, a simple Jewish girl, and Ahasuerus, the Great King of Persia, who finds in her the companion of his soul. In this meticulously researched novel, you'll experience Esther's first frightened days in the king's harem and her gradual awakening love; her anguished realization that she is God's chosen instrument, and her courageous defiance of Persian law that saved her people from destruction....
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Lost loves of the Bible volume 1
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Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman, is captured and becomes the wife of the Persian king, Xerxes, but when she discovers the king's plan to commit genocide against her people she knows she must act.
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Blue looks closely at Hagar (mother of Islam), Esther (Jewish heroine), and Mary (Christian matriarch), and finds in them unexpected and inviting new ways of navigating faith and life. Readers will be led to envision more expansive and hopeful possibilities for faith, human connection, and love in our divided, violent world--Adapted from back cover.
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Promised Land diaries volume 1
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Meet Susiana who becomes Esther's personal attendant in the palace of King Xerxes.
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Vashti, Queen of Queens, the most beautiful woman in all the empire, defied the king her husband and so lost her crown. Ahasuerus, King of Kings, commanded that the most beautiful maidens be sent to his court so he might choose a new queen. He set the queen's crown upon the head of the virtuous and beautiful Esther, and Queen Esther herself defied both king and law to save her people from a treacherous fate. A story of power and treachery, blood and...
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"To complete a war his father had planned to win, King Xerxes calls every official in his vast kingdom to his palace in Susa to strategize and feast. Following that, a week of frivolity ends in the banishment of his favorite wife, something he never intended. But when he discovers Esther, Xerxes is sure he has a second chance at happiness. In her wildest dreams, Esther could never have imagined that she would end up as queen of Persia. Yet she knows...
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Con una nueva perspectiva bíblica, el pastor y autor de bestsellers del New York Times, Max Lucado, desempaqueta el libro de la promesa e invitación de Esther: El alivio vendrá. ¿Serás parte de él? En [este libro] Max te ayudará a recuperar tu identidad eterna como ciudadano del cielo, a poner tu esperanza en el Dios de los grandes cambios, a cultivar el valor para tus tiempos difíciles y a descubrir tu papel en la historia de Dios.
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With color photographs and artwork, Sisters in Art is the first biography to capture the lives and works of Margaret, Esther, and Helen Bruton, three exceptionally talented sisters, whose mark on the California modernist art scene still impacts our world.
Educated at art schools in New York and Paris, the Brutons ran in elite artistic circles and often found themselves in the company of luminaries including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Henri Matisse,...
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