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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (21531)	11/2/1998 4:31:00 PM
From: O'Hara	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

†...Greetings my good friend Len...† So good to hear from you again. I would be pleased to answer this very poignant and honest question ASAP, right now I am on my way to a meting. Have a most blessed day Shalom...><> BTW....It is quite ironic that you ask, I have been doing some very in depth reading and research on the book of Esther, God reveals such wonderous facts when one has eyes to see and ears to hear....quite an intriguing character, this Mordecai guy.! Gotta run Len, get back to you soon.!

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (21531)	11/3/1998 7:13:00 PM
From: O'Hara	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 39621

><>...Good evening Len...><> You wrote: You have never failed me so I direct this question to you my friend. Wow, some kinda act to follow. That is a very kind thing to say Len, but the truth of the matter is that, it is God's word that has never failed you. Your question is as follows: Esther is credited with saving "her" people by seducing and thwarting Haman in his quest to kill the Persian Jews and she is revered for it. Delilah did the same with Samson to protect "her" people, the Philistines, from his brutish behavior. Why is Esther considered a heroine and Delilah a trollop and seductress?... When of course, you mean that, Esther was probably even a bigger seductress, and she probably was a lot more treacherous too.! Since she had the blood of thousands of people on her hands, and just their blood did not satisfy her, but after she had the sons of Haman hanged in the palace, she insisted that they be hung on the gallows before all the people in public. The entire book of Esther was a drunken feast. As to Esther, I am not so sure as to why she is considered a heroine? I should start off by saying thatI have more questions Len, concerning the book of Esther, than I have answers. Why is there is no mention of God anywhere in the book of Esther?! Why is there No mention even as to giving Him thanks? Not even one time. Why is there no mention by Esther as to prayer to the God of Israel,(even though she told her people to fast for <b<her.) Why is there no mention of the people of Isreal either? Why is there no mention as to God delivering His people, either through Esther, or Mordecai. There is plenty of mentioning, however, of Esther and Mordecai making decisions and taking all the credit....Even Moses a far greater man, with many more credits to his deeds and, who had been used mightily of God...took no credit for what God had done, but instead gave all the glory to God, and made the children of Isreal to know it...that it had been God all the time, who delivered His people. There is plenty mentioning of the greatness of Mordecai, but not of God.( Do you suppose that Mordecai might be the author of this book?)... There is also no mention anywhere in the Bible, except for the book of Esther, whereby God declares, as with all other festivals and holy days, that purim should be celebrated? This decree again comes only from Esther herself. (Purim, is and of itself, quite a revealing word to do an indepth study on) _____________ _____________ As to Deliliah, I suppose she is not considered a heroine because she plotted to murder a man chosen and blessed by God Himself to lead His people who had gone astray. Sincerely, and hope you are doing well Len Shalom...><>