Esther Study Cards
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- Who became king of Persia after Darius?
- Ahasuerus
- What was King Ahasuerus Greek name?
- Xerxes
- Who did the king demand come to a party he was having for his nobles?
- Queen Vashti
- What did Queen Vashti do and what happened to her because of it?
- She refused to go to the party and she was banished by Xerxes because she disobeyed
- What did Xerxes's advisors suggest he do to find his next queen?
- The most beautiful unmarried women in his country be brought to Susa to undergo beauty treatments and then he could select the next queen from the harem.
- Who was taken into the King's harem as a possible candidate for queen?
- Esther
- Who did Xerxes choose?
- Esther
- Who was Esther's cousin?
- Mordecai
- Where did Mordecai live?
- Susa
- What did Mordecai overhear at the king's gate?
- A plot to kill (assassinate) King Xerxes.
- What did Mordecai do when he heard about someone wanting to kill the King?
- He told Esther and she to the King and he was saved. She gave credit to Mordecai for getting the message.
- Where was this event about saving the king recorded?
- In the annals of the king (his records)
- Who was the king's noble who was second in command?
- Haman
- How did the king honor Haman?
- Promoted him by giving him a seat higher than all the other nobles
- How was Haman offended?
- Mordecai offended him by refusing to kneel down before him.
- What plan did Haman concoct to get back at Mordecai?
- To have the king order the death of all Jews and take their possessions for the king's treasury.
- Who was Jewish?
- Esther and Mordecai
- Did King Xerxes know that Esther and Mordecai were Jewish?
- NO
- What did Esther have to do to save her people?
- Approach the king uninvited for which she could be put to death
- What was Esther's request to the Jews?
- She asked the Jews in Susa to fast and pray with her for 3 days and then she would go to the king.
- When Esther went to King Xerxes what was her request?
- She invited the king and Haman to a banquet and they came.
- Did Esther ask the king about not killing the Jews at this party?
- NO
- What did the king have read to him when he could not sleep one night?
- The royal history or king's records
- What did he discover when the records were being read to him?
- That a man named Mordecai had saved his life but he had never been rewarded.
- What did Haman suggest should be done for the man who saved the King's life?
- The king should put a royal robe on the person, crown him, put him on a royal horse and have him honored through the streets of the city
- Who was Haman to honor in this way?
- Mordecai
- What had Haman built for Mordecai?
- gallows
- What did King Xerxes order once he learned of Haman's plot against the Jew?
- Haman hanged on his own gallows
- Could the King change the edict against the Jews?
- No
- What did the king do instead of changing the edict?
- Issued an edict that the Jews could assemble and defend themselves
- How did the King honor Esther
- Gave Esther Haman's estate
- How did the King honor Mordecai?
- Made Mordecai 2nd in command and gave him his signet ring.
- What tribe was Esther and Mordecai from?
- Benjamin
- What country was Esther from?
- Persia
- What city did Esther live in?
- Susa
- What was the name of the Jewish celebration of the feast that was celebrated
- Purim