God plainly told the ancient Hebrews what would befall them in future days, he used Moses in the memorable occasion recorded in the book of Deuteronomy to do it.

He told them he would hide his face from them because of the wickedness they would perform.

Deuteronomy 31: 18 And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.

Over the past 50 year or so, the “Unionist” community have committed the same evils as the ancient Hebrews, they have largely turned to “other gods” of their imagination or they have turned to having no god at all.

There is one big difference, God has a covenant with the ancient Hebrews that they will never be allowed to completely perish, he has no such covenant with the “Unionist” community.

Someone posted a movie about Esther on a friend`s timeline, that is how this matter was brought to my attention. There is a fascinating scenario in the scriptures which illustrates just how the warning given in Deuteronomy 31:18 was fulfilled in a striking way.

Many people are aware that the book of Esther is one of the books where it is claimed the name of God is never mentioned.

A closer examination shows that God`s name is recorded in the book but it is in a code form. The use of acrostics is used to reveal the name to the diligent scribes and students and it is use on a number of occasions.

The scripture portion below shows the last letters of each word being used to spell the name of God.  The letters which are highlighted in colour spells the name of God.

It is from Esther 7:7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.

It is thought by many the reason why God`s name is not openly displayed in the book of Esther is because the book is dealing with people who are being deliberately disobedient.  They were willing to stay in Babylon even though they had been told to return to the land of Israel.

The book also illustrates that God will preserve a remnant people even though it seems impossible for them to survive.  Another important aspect of the book is the fact it shows every person`s life has a purpose and the over-ruling providence of God will see to it that the particular purpose is achieved.

Possibly the most well-known verse from the book of Esther is below.  How could Mordecai be so sure the Jews would be delivered in some way, even though he did not know for sure how it would be accomplished?  He knew the true meaning of Genesis 3:15 and all the other subsidiary promises flowing from it.

Esther 4:14  For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?