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Lesson 11 · December 16, 1905

God Will Deliver

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Questions.

  1. 1.How did the turning of their captivity affect the Jews? .
  2. 2.What was the result? .
  3. 3.Describe the attitude of the enemies of the Jews as the fatal day approached. .
  4. 4.What course did the Jews pursue? .
  5. 5.Describe Mordecai as a prime minister. .
  6. 6.What was the result of the days of slaughter? Did the Jews take the prey? (especially ).
  7. 7.How was the deliverance of the Jews commemorated? (especially ).
  8. 8.What decree against God's people will be issued in the last days? .
  9. 9.As the time for the execution of this decree draws near, what will the wicked do? Note 1.
  10. 10.How will the righteous meet the crisis? . Note 2.
  11. 11.Who will protect the righteous? . Note 3.
  12. 12.Will there be a higher decree that will turn the captivity of God's people before the time for the execution of the decree arrives? . Note 4.
  13. 13.How will this affect the righteous? Note 5.
  14. 14.How will the wicked be affected? ; .
  15. 15.Must a type necessarily represent every detail? .
  16. 16.Can we expect to find every particular of Ahasuerus' decree repeated in the decree to be issued against God's people? Note 6.

Notes

1. "In every quarter, companies of armed men, urged on by hosts of evil angels, are preparing for the work of death."—, paragraph 2.

2. "I saw the saints leaving the cities and villages, and associating together in companies, and living in the most solitary places. . . . I saw a writing, copies of which were scattered in different parts of the land, giving orders that unless the saints should yield their peculiar faith, give up the Sabbath, and observe the first day of the week, the people were at liberty, after a certain day, to put them to death."—Early Writings, Time of Trouble, page 143.

3. "As the saints left the cities and villages, they were pursued by the wicked, who sought to slay them. But the swords that were raised to kill God's people broke and fell as powerless as a straw. Angels of God shielded the saints."—.

4. "It is at midnight that God manifests His power for the deliverance of His people. . . . The voice of God is heard from heaven declaring the day and hour of Jesus' coming and delivering the everlasting covenant to His people." ; .

5. "Their faces, so lately pale, anxious, and haggard, are now aglow with wonder, faith, and love."—.

6. When God's voice declares the hour of Jesus' coming, and turns the captivity of His people, it will be too late for any to repent, but the wicked will acknowledge that God is just, and His people righteous. When the decree of Mordecai turned the captivity of the Jews, there was an opportunity for repentance, and many became Jews. But before God's final deliverance of His people, the destiny of every soul will have been fixed. .

Bible texts in this lesson

Esther 8:16 · Esther 8:17 · Esther 9:1 · Esther 9:2 · Esther 9:4 · Esther 10:1-3 · Esther 9:5-16 · Esther 9:13-16 · Esther 9:19-32 · Esther 9:26-28 · Revelation 13:15-17 · Psalms 56:11 · Psalms 34:7 · Psalms 89:27 · Isaiah 60:14 · Isaiah 61:9 · Hebrews 10:1 · Isaiah 30:27-30 · Revelation 22:11

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