The Book of Esther is a story in the Bible about a strong woman, the power politics plays in the court of King Xerxes, one of the most historic and brutal figures of the ancient world. Esther risks her life in a high stakes game of politics and manages to save the Jewish people. That alone would be the Book of Esther is one of the most unusual books in the whole of Scripture. But to add something to make it noteworthy. It is the only book in allThe Bible (Old and New Testament) that does not mention God.

Not only God is not mentioned, neither is prayer.

There is much that the book of Esther stands out from other biblical stories. For example, at the beginning of the book, the young Jewish heroine of the story named Hadassah but she ditches her Jewish name in favor of the most popular Persian name Esther (Book of Esther takes place in ancient Persia).

When will the young EstherQueen of Persia by her marriage to King Xerxes, her cousin (who is also her guardian) does not warn her to her husband or anyone else to tell the court that she is Jewish. It keeps this promise, as long as they can.

This does not work exactly like a story about one of the great heroines of the essay! Here is a person who disguises her faith does not mention, not to mention God, always, that she has been praying ... but is still considered one of the great figures in the history ofJewish and Christian faith.

Most commentators agree that the absence of the word "God is actually a literary device in the history that it emphasizes the book's central messages. This message is a rather old-fashioned word "Providence." Providence means that God will be fulfilled, even in people who do not believe in God (like Esther are husband, King Xerxes, who was a Gentile), even in situations where God is not openly acknowledged, and even at times when where peoplenot necessarily be "religious".

This is not to say that means the omission of the name of God in the story of Esther, Esther, do not believe in him. There is substantial evidence in the story that Esther - at least in the second half of the story - has a strong faith. Prayer is not even mentioned in the Book of Esther, but it is implicit. Perhaps it's occurred, maybe it is not.

Providence factor is that God is able to achieve his plan, even if every human players canHim down.

The plan in Esther is complicated, that all competitors Alfred Hitchcock voltage plot for twists and turns. King Xerxes, her husband, is to sign a decree that legalized the killing of all Jews would be tricked into Persia. The plan is based imposed on Iran by Haman, one of the great arch-villain of the Scriptures. (Haman, Hitler as a kind of figure.) King Xerxes and Haman plan Char true it into law without realizing that his beloved wife, Esther, and Jewishthat he, in fact, the signing her death certificate.

At the same time, Esther and her cousin know that something must be done to undo the damage from this genocidal edict, but there is a catch. According to the Bible, no law in ancient Persia ever be repealed, not even the king himself. The bold and extremely clever Esther manages to play power politics - sometimes within the confines of the harem of the king. Esther knows that even the smallest mistake could updraftCost of their lives.

Esther manages to not only plan to expose Haman, but one way out to save the Jewish people.

All without the mention of God. Since the book is about Providence, commentators say, that God had always planned to spare his chosen people, the Jews. There was no way that a plan, that Haman (or later, Hitler's) in the extermination of all Jews could be successful. God uses whom and what he needed to rescue Esther "" people, although in fact it was God's providence thatwas through them.

For the commentators, Esther is the ultimate story of how chance is never really happened and how God can work through the seemingly impossible circumstances.