{"id":2998,"count":1,"description":"Although its author is unknown, Esther bears the marks of an author very close to the events recorded. In Jewish tradition, it is often attributed to Esther\u2019s cousin, Mordecai, but it contains no autograph. The events described in the book occurred in 483\u2013473 BC and the book was written soon after. It\u2019s a very unique book. First, it\u2019s one of only two books in the Bible named after women: Ruth and Esther. Second, it\u2019s the only book in the Bible that doesn\u2019t mention God a single time! \r\nSo, why\u2019s it in the Bible? Because even though God\u2019s name is absent, His hand isn\u2019t! You can see God working behind the scenes throughout the story. The book of Esther is in the Bible to show us that even when God seems silent, He is still sovereign, working behind the scenes to preserve His people and accomplish His saving purposes.","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/series\/the-hidden-hand-of-god-a-study-of-esther","name":"The Hidden Hand of God - A Study of Esther","slug":"the-hidden-hand-of-god-a-study-of-esther","taxonomy":"series","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series\/2998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/series"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/message?series=2998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}