Day 258..."Esther wins favor...preaching...plot to kill Paul"

We begin the Book of Esther today. She and her cousin, Mordecai, plan a way to save the Jews. In an amazing story, Esther transcends culture and becomes Queen. This incredible story with a thick plot is the only Book of the Bible that does not mention God. In Isaiah, chapter sixty-one, he speaks lofty..."The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound." Jesus will quote these words, Luke 4:18, as to His mission. In Acts, Paul is under severe threat. In today's reading, forty persons refuse to eat until Paul is dead. What a foolish gesture with someone who could break down prison walls! These guys got pretty hungry! I would call this the "Paul diet" and they would regret ever trying it!