This fun, interactive resource will give children skills to read the Bible as they connect the stories and learn that the whole Bible is about Jesus.
Moments in Esther's story when something in the story is a little bit like Jesus are signposted with symbols that children need to spot, helping them to understand the relationship between the Old and New Testaments.
Written by Alison Mitchell, the award-winning author of Jesus and the Lions’ Den and The One O’Clock Miracle, and beautifully illustrated. This book makes a great gift for children 4-7 years old. Can also be used for children’s ministry in church.
(Review written for 'Jesus Moments: Esther')
I love this series because the whole Bible is the story of God and his redeeming a sinful people to himself. Sometimes it's hard to spot the moments in the Old Testament that point us forward to who Jesus is and what he is going to do for his people. At this point we've read both Jonah and Esther and it did such a good job of helping the kids see Jesus. I do think that the Jonah story was maybe more of a contrast than a comparison (like the Esther story) but it still points to Jesus nonetheless. It ...is good practice to help kids want to look for those Jesus moments in other parts of Scripture and even just to see those moments in our daily lives as well.
I also suspect that there might be some adults who get a chance to make connections they hadn't seen before as well. So great for both kids and parents as they learn together. Looking forward to more like this!
(Review written for 'Jesus Moments: Esther')
I received Jesus Moments: Esther compliments of The Good Book Company in exchange for my honest review.
Jesus Moments: Esther is a paraphrase of the biblical account for children, and it is one of the installments in the Jesus Moments series. Like the other books in the series, this one has children looking for an object throughout its pages so they can trace the Jesus Moments, or points in the story where the main character foreshadows Jesus.
In this book, children look for scrolls scattered throughout the story. Upon reading it, I knew that the book of Esther doesn’t mention God, so I was curious to see how it points to Jesus. Although this is a children’s book, it helped me understand how this biblical account points to Jesus and how Esther herself was a type of Christ. We love the Jesus Moments series and are so grateful to have this volume in our home library. I highly recommend this book for families and children’s ministries wanting to instill Bible literacy skills in their children early on.
(Review written for 'Jesus Moments: Esther')
Alison Mitchell has done it again with her new book, Jesus Moments: Esther: Finding Jesus in the Story of Esther.
Along with Noah Warnes' beautiful illustrations, the story of Esther comes alive in an engaging way.
The goal is to see comparisons of Jesus' life while you read the book. Hidden scrolls on the pages notify readers that there is ...a Jesus Moment on the page.
After the story of Esther, Alison Mitchell shows where the scrolls are hidden and identifies each Jesus Moment and explains it.
What a great way to teach children to look for more Jesus Moment comparisons in other Bible stories as well.
I would highly recommend Jesus Moments: Esther. Finding Jesus in the Story of Esther. This book would be great in an elementary Sunday school room or even a homeschooling Bible class.
The book is geared towards younger children but you could easily adapt the study of Esther to middle school grades by adding on additional readings, especially from the Bible. Scripture references are noted on every page where there is a Jesus Moment.
