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Week 8: God saves his people

Week 7:8: Esther 1-56-10

Objective: 

  • The King Honors Mordecai
  • Haman Hanged Instead of Mordecai
  • Esther Saves the Jews
  • The Feast of Purim
  • Mordecai’s Advancement

Resources:

Reading:

  • Esther 1:6:1-2014
  • Esther 2:7:1-2310
  • Esther 3:8:1-11
  • Esther 4:10-179:18-28
  • Esther 5:10:1-93

Key verse(s):

“TheFor kingMordecai lovedthe EstherJew morewas thansecond to King Ahasuerus, and was great among the Jews and well received by the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins.countrymen.”  Esther 2:1710:3

Comments:

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  • King Ahasuerus madeasked Haman about rewarding a feastperson for seven days. Hewho was drinking a lot and did not make wise decisions. He asked for his wife, Queen Vashti,faithful to come so he could show off his beautiful wife. She refused to go.
  • The king's counselors told him he couldn't accept this because all men in the kingdomking. wouldHaman get disrespected and humiliated by their wives.
  • Whenthought the king was sad,asking oneto ofhonor hishim, counselorsbut suggestedhe bringingdid allnot theknow beautifulit girlswas intofor the kingdom so the king could choose a wife.Mordecai.
  • Estehr'sKing JewishAhasuerus namefound out that Haman was Hadassah.an Sheevil wasperson. raisedEsther by her uncle Mordecai. Mordecai learned about the plot against the king and informedtold the king about it.his Whenplans. The king told his eunuchs to take him and kill him using the king realizedgallows that MordecaiHaman saved his life, he honored himbuilt to bekill at his palace.Mordecai.
  • Haman washad issued a descendant of King Agag whom King Saul did not kill. He got promoted and was loved by King Ahasuerus. Haman wanteddecree to kill all the Jews becausein the Kingdom. The kingdom's protocol insists that the King can't change his decisions. Mordecai didand notEsther bowquickly wrote another decree that the Jews through the entire kingdom can defend themselves against anyone who seeks to him.kill Mordecaithem.
    • only worships
  • After the OneJews were saved, Mordecai and TrueEsther God.
    • declared
  • Mordecaia asksfeast Estherfor the Jews called Purim from the word Pur which means lots. This is to intercederemember forthat herHaman when he wanted to kill the Jews, brought people to "cast lots" to choose the day when he can kill all the Jews.
  • We read that Mordecai was trusted by the king to save them from Haman's evil plan. Esther found grace and favorhe became the second man in the king's eyes and was able to save the Jews.kingdom.

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

  1. KingWhen Ahasuerusthe king learned that Mordecai was never rewarded for saving his life he:
    a) ask Haman's advice b) held a greatbanquet feast and he summonedin his queen because he wanted:
    a) to display her beauty b) he wanted her to dancehonor c) hegave wantedMordecai togreat deport her
  2. What happened to Queen Vashti when she refused the king's command to come to him?
    a) she was beheaded b) she was dethroned c) she was imprisoned
    wealth
  3. Who raisedis Esther?the man that the king honored?
    a) her father, Abihail b) her maid, Dinah c) her cousin, Mordecai
  4. Who wanted to lay hand on the king?
    a) EstherHaman b) Mordecai c) Bigthan and Teresh
  5. Haman was angry because Mordecai refused to:
    a) pay him taxes b) bow to the king c) bow to Haman
  6. Haman wanted the Jews to be destroyed. How did the king respond?
    a) granted Haman's request b) ordered Haman to make peace c) refused Haman request
  7. What did Mordecai request from Esther?
    a) have Haman poisoned b) flee with the Jews c) ask the king to spare Esther's people
  8. Esther asked the Jews to:
    a)fast for three days b) offer a sacrifice c) appear in sackclothBigthana
  9. When Esther wentrevealed beforeHaman's plan for destroying her people to the king, whatHaman: did she request?
    a) begged Esther for his life b) threatened to kill Esther c) asked God for forgiveness
  10. King Ahasuerus discovered Haman lying on Esther's bed. What happened to Haman?
    a) he took his own life b) he was hung on the presencegallows ofc) he was cast into prison
  11. Why couldn't the king change his own decrees? (Esther 8:8)
  12. Mordecai and Hamanthe atJews started celebrating a banquetnew feast called:
    a) Passover b) the Jews' safe exit from the landChristmas c) thePurim protectiond) of the king's guardHanukah

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

 
  1. According
    1. Whyto didHaman how can the king command that Queen Vashti be brought to him?
    2. What was worrying Memucan in regards to Vashti's behavior?
    3. How did Hegai treat Esther? (Esther 2:9) 2. How didhonor the kingone celebratewhom Estherhe as a queen? (Esther 2:18)
    4. Show how Haman was an important man. (Esther 3:1-2)delights?
    5. What did Haman suggestdo toafter thehonoring king concerning the Jews? (Esther 3:9)Mordecai?
    6. What is theEsther lawreferring concerningto whowhen goesshe intosaid, “For we have been sold”?
    7. What was ironic in the innerway courtHaman of the king without invitation? (Esther 4:11died?
    8. Why did the people fear Mordecai? (Esther ask9:3-4)
    9. How did the Jews to fast? (Esther 4:15)
    10. What didcelebrate the kingFeast offerof Esther even before knowing her requesPurim?
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