Esther is a very popular book of the Bible among Christian women. That's probably mostly because most of the Bible figures are males, or at least most of the time spent in telling stories in the Bible tells of men; but the book of Esther is a story with a female heroine who saves the day.

Esther was a Jewish orphan who was taken in by her uncle, Mordecai. They lived in a Persian province, among Persians, and were so assimilated to the Persian culture that no one even knew Esther was Jewish. To say that she had humble beginnings and didn't come from a powerful family, is a pretty accurate statement.

I will set up the story for you in case you haven't read Esther yet, but I HIGHLY encourage you to read it AND to get Beth Moore' study guide called "Esther: It's Tough Being a Woman" to follow along and give you insights that you may not catch ot