Esther is the only book of the Bible that doesn't mention God, and yet as one writer puts it "the great paradox of Esther is that God is omnipotently present even where God is most conspicuously absent."  Written with brilliant satire, and where appearances can be deceptive, Esther retells the gripping story of how God worked through one woman and one man to dramatically rescue his people - and in the context of the whole Bible - ultimately save the world! Based on historical events from the Persian Empire 2,500 years ago, this book's message is strikingly contemporary as we live out our faith in a world where God's hand often seems hidden.