Published: 03/16/2022
God’s name isn’t even mentioned in the book of Esther—but we can actually learn a LOT about God from the story of Purim! Enjoy this short teaching I did on this celebration (which starts TONIGHT!) and Happy Purim! Hag Purim Sameach!
It seems to me as someone who was born in a "pagan" non-Jewish land, that the 'Nova Festival' which resulted in the inhuman butchery that we know, should be a warning to Israel that it cannot repeat the same mistake in the future in the name of freedom and/or democracy. Israel is precious enough to God as a "free nation" to do what it wants. However, God is waiting for Israel to do TECHOUVAH ASAP. It would be wise for Jewish and Messianic leaders and laymen to preach repentance among Jews in the nations as well as in Israel based on Psalm 81: 13-16.
Democracy is what prevents Israel from being (come) what it is (will be) in reality: the…