Publisher's note:

George Lawson (1749-1820) was for forty-nine years the minister of the Scottish Secession church in Selkirk. He became renowned as a writer alongside his preaching and this volume is drawn from a series of messages given on the Book of Esther. Good commentaries on Esther are rare and this will be a valuable addition to the library of all preachers. This treatment is very readable and is superb for devotional reading. Spiritual application abounds and, though a little dated in places, has much to say to Christians in our day.

Contents:

Introduction
1. Ahasuerus' Feast
2. The Disobedience and Divorce of Vashti
3. Extraordinary Method Used to Replace Vashti
4. Esther Made Queen - Mordecai Discovers a Conspiracy
5. Haman's Rise - His Resolution to Destroy the Jews
6. Haman Obtains a Decree for the Destruction of the Jews
7. The Grief of all the Jews - Esther to Intercede with the King
8. Mordecai's Charge to Esther - She Requests the Jews' Prayers
9. Esther Finds Favour with the King - Haman Builds a Gallows
10. Haman Compelled to Honour Mordecai
11. Haman's Fall and Death
12. Mordecai Promoted - The Jews Permitted to Defend Themselves
13. Mordecai's Greatness - The Jews' Successful Defence
14. Numbers of the Slain - A Second Battle at Shushan
15. Ordinance for Observing the Days of Purim
16. Greatness of Ahasuerus - Character of Mordecai