Sep 4 2023
Session #1- The Mystery of God’s Choosing
A Time Such a ThisAs we look back on history, we observe events that marked a generation, anunprecedented moment, or a significant season. Our four podcasts, called A Time Suchas This, will focus on a period of time in Persia, present day Iran, at the time of QueenEsther, 479 BC. My guest, Ellen Krahn, was a great Bible teacher, counsellor andpersonal friend. Since the recording of these sessions last September 2022, sadly, Ellenlost her battle with cancer on April 18 and now lives forever with the One she sofaithfully served. I am grateful that Ellen’s husband, David, has given permission for theairing of the four podcasts on Biblical Esther so that Ellen’s legacy of pouring out God’sWord to all she encountered lives on.Session #1- The Mystery of God’s ChoosingHave you ever been in a place so profoundly unsettling that all you have is questions?Why has this happened? How can I be delivered? By the time the story of Estherbegins, she has already experienced great loss and also the providence anddeliverance of Almighty God. His name is never mentioned in the text, but God’s loveand care for His people, the details He orchestrates are clearly reflected in thisnarrative. The convergence of God’s Sovereignty and human will plays harmoniously,yet with much tension, suspense and intrigue. Is there a “time such as this” for all of us?