ESTHER - God in Control, But Concealed abounds with practical instruction for all who believe in the value of the Old Testament. The writer deals with the historical perspective of the narrative, then with its practical aspect for Christians today - this is its main objective - and, finally, in its dispensa­tional setting as it prefigures events yet future.

Although the Book of Esther is the most secular of Scripture books - since it mentions neither prayer, thanksgiving, sacri­fice nor even the name of God - Mr McShane draws many use­ful spiritual lessons for the present day.

Incisive, informative and instructive, logical in thought and lucid in style, the author has succeeded in drawing much worthwhile teaching from the life and times of Esther, one of the unsung heroines of faith.