The Danger of Ahasuerus

Esther 1:1-12.

Inductive Structure

Key: Exegesis; Contextual significance

OSS: [MO: Devotional] {So: I want the hearers to commit to being solid, Christian leaders.} Cognitive: I want the hearers to know the central idea of the text (Ahasuerus was a dangerous, influential, tyrannical leader) and to know the dangers of eisegesis. Affective: I want the hearers to feel the danger of such a leader. Psycho-Motor: I want to hearers to commit to doing good exegesis and to commit to being solid, Christian leaders.

Major question: What is the danger associated with reading the text with an agenda? (i.e., contemporary ideology such sexism)

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