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title: 'From Gloom to Gladness: Illustrations of Life from the Biography of Esther'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Joseph Smith Van Dyke'
date: 1883-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Bible Characters'
- 'Biblical History'
- 'Devotional (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Esther 4'
- 'Esther 8'
- 'Esther 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/van-dyke-1883-from-gloom-to-gladness-illustrations-of-life-from-the-biography-of-esther
---

# From Gloom to Gladness: Illustrations of Life from the Biography of Esther

A devotional introduction to the Book of Esther: setting, archaeology of Shushan, and portraits of Esther, Mordecai, Haman and Xerxes, drawing moral lessons of courage and deliverance.

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