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Mordecai: A Real Stand-up Guy
Mordecai was the kind of guy you’d like to have for a neighbor. Mordecai was someone you could depend on no matter what happened. He was always available, no matter the job. After his Jewish parents were exiled to Persia (present-day Iran) under King Nebuchadnezzar, Mordecai called Persia home. When his uncle and aunt died, leaving their daughter, Esther, orphaned, Mordecai became her guardian and father figure. Somehow, Mordecai had risen through the ranks to land a governm
Debbie Salter Goodwin
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Unlikely Heroes from the Bible: A Widow's Story
2 Kings 4:1-11 She was desperate. Known in her small community as the widow, she was not allowed to hide her loss. The fact that she was also a single mother of two boys only made matters worse. But it was the famine that left her cupboards empty. Her husband had died, leaving her to face the creditors. She knew she couldn’t pay them. That meant the creditors would conscript her two sons as slaves to repay the debt. She is desperate when she sees the prophet, Elisha, on t
Debbie Salter Goodwin
May 273 min read