1. Beauty and the Christian Woman Lucille Lau The Esther Challenge

2. The Splendor of the Persian Kingdom

3. Esther 1:1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush:

4. Esther 1:4 For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty.

5. Esther 1:10 On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served himMehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carcas

6. Esther 1:11 to bring before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and nobles, for she was lovely to look at.

7. The Queens Defiance Rebellion brings demotion

8. Esther 1:12 But when the attendants delivered the kings command, Queen Vashti refused to come. Then the king became furious and burned with anger.

9. Esther 1:19 Therefore, if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes.

10. Also let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she.

11. The Miss Universe Beauty Pageant

12. Esther 2:2 Then the kings personal attendants proposed, Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.

13. 3 Let the king appoint commissioners in every province of his realm to bring all these beautiful girls into the harem at the citadel of Susa.

14. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the kings eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let beauty treatments be given to them.

15. 4 Then let the girl who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. This advice appealed to the king, and he followed it.

16. 8 When the kings order and edict had been proclaimed, many girls were brought to the citadel of Susa and put under the care of Hegai.

17. Esther also was taken to the kings palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had charge of the harem.

18. Special Beauty Treatment & Diet for the godly woman

19. 9 The girl pleased him and won his favor. Immediately he provided her with her beauty treatments and special food.

20. He assigned to her seven maids selected from the kings palace and moved her and her maids into the best place in the harem.

21. 15 When the turn came for Esther (the girl Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail) to go to the king,

22. she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the kings eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested.

23. Obedience brings favor…

24. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.

25. 17 Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins.

26. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

27. Obedience brings the crown

28. Philippians 2:5-9 Jesus, who, being in very nature God…made himself nothing… …humbled himself and become obedient to death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name.

29. Esthers Beauty Treatments and Special Food

30. Daily Skin Care Routine

31. Cleansing

32. Daily Skin Care Routine Cleansing Toning

33. Daily Skin Care Routine Cleansing Toning Moisturizing

34. Cleansing Eye Make-up Removal

35. Cleansing Eye Make-up Removal Facial Wash

36. Cleansing Eye Make-up Removal Facial Wash Facial Soap

37. Choose products according to your skin type oily skin dry skin normal skin

38. My skin type is: Oily skin entirely Oily skin entirely with blemishes Dry skin entirely Normal skin Combination skin: oily center – normal outside oily center – dry outside

39. To apply toners: Saturate a cotton pad and using light, upward strokes, work from the base of the throat up

40. To apply toners: Avoid the areas around the eyes

41. Moisturize

42. To apply make-up 1. 1. Concealer 2. 2. Foundation (Blend well so that it looks like your own skin)

43. First, Eyebrows 1. 1. Shape your eyebrow (If you dont know how, go to a salon to have it done for the first time)

44. Eyebrows 2. Use a dark brown or brown pencil

45. Eyebrows 3. Brush brows up with eyebrow brush

46. Eyebrows 4. 4. Fill in with short strokes (softly & gently)

47. Eyebrows 5. 5. When brows are brushed back in line, the entire brow should look like real hair

48. Eyebrows 6. A normal, natural arc duplicates the shape of the eye below it (gives added beauty to any face type)

49. Now, Eyes 1. 1. Eye Shadow Base Color lighter than your foundation Apply with a fat eye shadow brush from the lashes up to the browbone

52. Eyes 2. Lid Color Use rich taupe, dark brown Apply with soft, fluffy eye shadow brush from lashes to over the eyelid No visible border, blend well with brush

53. Eyeliner Use darkest shade Charcoal, navy, brown/black to line your eye Use a liner brush and apply as close to lashes as possible Use finger or Q-tip to smudge it

54. Curl your lashes With lash curler Apply mascara Dark brown or black

55. Secrets for eye make-up that lasts Do not use eye cream on the eyelid Only under the eye as a base Use powder shadow or water-resistant product Always use waterproof mascara

56. Blush to add color Use brownish-pink Apply on cheeks when smiling Blend to make sure it looks as natural as your skin

57. Lips color them beautiful Brown or rose-red Lighter shade during the day, darker at night Red looks great on Asian women at night

58. For more mature women Everything should be lighter in color

59. Pedi & Mani Go to the Salon (Bring your own things so you dont get infected)

60. Hair The right style for your face & age Color: darker makes you look younger Elderly women should not color their hair all black (be reasonable)

61. Clothing (for young girls) Look pretty without looking cheap no cleavage showing no midriff showing

62. Clothing (for young girls) no low-sitting pants or jeans that show your panties No short, short skirts or shorts (Do you know what attracts flies?)

63. Clothing (for young girls) Especially exercise moderation when going to the House of the Lord!

64. POSTURE Stand straight Head up Shoulders relaxed Stomach pulled in Walk with energy, but relaxed Walk with confidence (Happy face with the joy of the Lord)

65. Special Foods Fruits & vegetables 8 cups of water daily Fish Olive oil Take multi-vitamins Cut down on: sugar, refined carbohydrates salt, animal fat

66. Exercise Walk Stretch

67. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her….

68. The Evil Plot of Haman

69. Esther 3:9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I (Haman) will put ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury for the men who carry out this business.

70. 10 So the king took his signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews

71. 13 Dispatches were sent by couriers to all the kings provinces with the order to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews

72. young and old, women and little childrenon a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.

73. Esthers Challenge Prayer & fasting Prayer & fasting Action Action

74. Esther 4:12 When Esthers words were reported to Mordecai,

75. 13 he sent back this answer: Do not think that because you are in the kings house you alone of all the Jews will escape.

76. 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your fathers family will perish.

77. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?

78. 15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:

79. 16 Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day.

80. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.

81. After prayer ACTION

82. 5:2 When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand.

83. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

84. 3 Then the king asked, What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given you.

85. 4 If it pleases the king, replied Esther, let the king, together with Haman, come today to a banquet I have prepared for him.

86. 5 Bring Haman at once, the king said, so that we may do what Esther asks.

87. The Day of FREEDOM for Gods People

88. Esther 6:1 That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.

89. 2 It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the kings officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

90. 7.10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the kings fury subsided.

91. 8:1 That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her.

92. 2 The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Hamans estate.

93. 10 Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes, sealed the dispatches with the kings signet ring,

94. and sent them by mounted couriers, who rode fast horses especially bred for the king.

95. Redemption The tables are turned

96. 11 The kings edict granted the Jews in every city the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill and annihilate

97. any armed force of any nationality or province that might attack them and their women and children; and to plunder the property of their enemies.

98. 9.2 The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those seeking their destruction.

99. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them.

100. 5 The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.

101. 9:31 to establish these days of Purim at their designated times, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had decreed for them, and as they had established for themselves and their descendants in regard to their times of fasting and lamentation.

102. 32 Esthers decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, and it was written down in the records.

103. 10:3 Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.

104. Balance Inner Beauty Outer Beauty Husband Wife

105. 1 Peter 3:1 Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,

106. 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.

107. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.

108. 4 Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in Gods sight.

109. 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands,

110. 6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

111. 7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

112. The Woman who Fears the Lord

113. Proverbs 31:10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

114. 11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.

115. 12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.

116. 13 She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.

117. 14 She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.

118. 15 She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family and portions for her servant girls.

119. 16 She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

120. 17 She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.

121. 18 She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.

122. 19 In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

123. 20 She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.

124. 21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

125. 22 She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

126. 23 Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

127. 24 She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes.

128. 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.

129. 26 She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

130. 27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

131. 28 Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:

132. 29 Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.

133. 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

134. 31 Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.