Is This Year Another Esther Moment?

Tikkun Global

Jerusalem, Israel

As we approach Purim, a quiet question rises in my heart: Are we living in another Esther moment?

The Book of Esther is one of the most intriguing books in Scripture. God's name (YHVH) is never mentioned, and not even the general word for "God" or "gods" (Elohim) appears—not once! Other than the Song of Songs, there's no other book in the entire Bible of which these things can be said.  On the surface, the story reads like an ancient political romance full of royal banquets.

God’s name (YHVH) is never mentioned. And the word god (Elohim) is not mentioned. Not once. From the outside, the story reads like political drama — royal banquets, power struggles, sleepless nights, strategic conversations.

To the watching world, nothing supernatural is happening.

And yet the Jewish people knew better.

They fasted. They prayed. They discerned the hour. What seemed like coincidence was providence. What appeared to be palace politics was covenant faithfulness unfolding behind the scenes.

Mordechai’s words still echo today:

“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place…” (Esther 4:14).

God may not have been named in the scroll, but He was unmistakably present in the outcome.

Since January 22nd, we — a remnant in Israel — have been praying, joined by many of you around the world, for breakthrough in Iran. Not from fear. Not from political ideology. But from a shared conviction that God intervenes in history, even when His hand is not visible.

We are believing for shaking.

For exposure.

For salvation.

For freedom.

If breakthrough comes, the world will interpret it through geopolitical analysis. Experts will speak of strategy, internal pressures, economics, diplomacy. It will all seem explainable.

But when the turning comes, we will recognize it as the outcome of faithful, persistent prayer offered long before the headlines shifted.

“My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:2)

Purim teaches us that God often works in ways that allow history to carry the visible storyline while heaven writes the invisible one.

It is not always a parted sea.

Not always fire from heaven.

Sometimes it is a king who cannot sleep.

A document read at the right moment.

A courageous voice at a banquet.

“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but the counsel of the Lord will stand.” (Proverbs 19:21)

In Esther’s day, the decree of destruction seemed final. Yet everything turned. What was designed for harm became a story of reversal.

That is the spirit of Purim — hidden intervention leading to visible change.

We do not claim to know how God will act in this hour. But we know His character. We know His covenant. We know that when His people humble themselves and pray, He hears.

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is fully His.” (2 Chronicles 16:9)

If this is another Esther moment, the public story may remain purely political. Yet beneath the visible layer of events, we will discern something deeper.

We will recognize the hand of God.

And we will give Him the glory.