The distance between man and God is great. This is partly based on the greatness of God, but the distance is magnified even more by the lowliness of man.
what God did for us through His son Jesus Christ
In this lesson, the providence of God is clearly seen. The king receives Esther and comes to her banquets. The king cannot sleep and this results in him be reminded of the favor done to him by Mordecai. Haman unwittingly gives the honor to Mordecai that he wanted for himself. We can see that God is in the process of giving a great victory to Mordecai and to the Jewish people.
The message of Haggai, chapter two, is a message of coming glory (see Haggai 2:3, 7, 9; compare 1:8). The importance of the message is shown in the time in which it was given.
The birth and naming of John the Baptist and the prophecy of Zecharias
