A Trauma-Informed Messianic Bible Study on the Hebrew Book of Esther
A decree, written and sealed — from the author’s own practice
It Began in a Prayer Cabin
In July of 2016, Sarah Probst spent three days at Prayer Lookout — a one-person prayer cabin perched on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean. She sensed the Spirit leading her to study the book of Esther, and she questioned it: a love story? A Sunday-school fairy tale that never even mentions God? Then she heard the whisper: Just read Esther.
What unfolded was no fairy tale. It was a kingdom parable tucked inside a familiar narrative — and within it, a divine strategy for spiritual warfare.
— from the Introduction
A Story About You
Written by a licensed trauma therapist with graduate-level theological training, Esther’s Decrees weaves biblical theology and clinical psychology into a single lens. Like Esther, we begin as spiritual orphans in a broken world, pursued by an enemy we cannot see. And like her, the King rescues us, raises us to royalty, and entrusts us with His signet ring — the authority to reverse the enemy’s edicts and write decrees that cannot be revoked.
The journey runs from Orphan to Exile to Royal — a shared language for naming what has been difficult to articulate, in your own story and in the therapy room.
Inside the Book
- Groundwork — The Lens
- 1. The Kingdom
- 2. Orphan, Exile, Royal
- 3. The Beauty Pageant
- 4. Mordecai: Father & Prophet
- 5. Refusing to Bow
- 6. The Enemy’s Edict
- 7. Death on Both Sides & The Fast
- 8. Approaching the Throne
- 9. Sovereignty
- 10. Haman Executed
- 11. The Signet Ring
- 12. Victory & Purim
- 13. The Great Wait
- 14. Making Decrees
- Conclusion — The Orphan Who Became Queen
Companion Resources
Scripture, reflection, and mind-body-brain-spirit questions that build toward writing your own decrees.
43 terms pairing Biblical theology with clinical psychology — a shared vocabulary for healing.
Model decrees over the orphan, exile, and royal identities — plus health, finances, and family.
A designed, frameable template for writing, sealing, and declaring your own decree.
“This decree cannot be revoked, as it is sealed with the signet ring of King Jesus.”
Coming Soon
Esther’s Decrees is in its final season of preparation. To be the first to know when it releases — and to receive decree resources along the way — reach out through the contact page.