Bible Unit 5 Esther

How did Haman feel as he left the banquet?

happy/thrilled

Mordecai warned Esther not to tell anyone that

she was a Jew

How long did the Jews have to prepare for the attacks?

9 months

Why couldn't King Xerxes change Haman's edict to kill all the Jews?

According to the law of the Medes and Persians a royal decree cannot be changed.

This person was an orphan who became queen

Esther

This woman was brought up by her cousin

Esther

True or False? Esther asked Mordecai to have all the Jews fast for 1 day.

False

True or False? Esther invited King Xerxes and Mordecai to attend her banquet.

False

True or False? The Feast of Purim was celebrated by the Jews for 200 years

False

True or False? Vashti was removed from her position as king

False

What did the king order of Haman?

He ordered Haman to be hung on the gallows he built for Mordecai

That night King Xerxes could not sleep, so he asked his attendants to read to him from his chronicles. What did the king discover?

He remembered that Mordecai had saved him but not been honored.

Who did Esther invite to dine with her at her banquet?

King Xerxes and Haman

How did the king react when he learned at Esther's second banquet of Haman's decree to kill the Jews

King Xerxes was enraged and stormed out to the garden to think

What does God's providence mean?

Providence refers to the way in which God provides for his people

What reason did Esther give Mordecai for not wanting to go to the king to ask him to save the Jews?

She reminded Mordecai that anyone who went to the king without being summoned could be killed

What secret did Mordecai tell Esther to keep?

That she was a Jew

Why was the Jews celebration called the Feast of Purim?

The word pur means "to cast lots" and that is what Haman did to determine the day to kill the Jews

What did Haman's wife and friends tell him to do?

They told him to build gallows 75ft tall on which to hang Mordecai

True or False? After Haman's death King Xerxes gave his signet ring to Mordecai.

True

True or False? Haman cast lots to find a favorable day to kill the Jews.

True

True or False? King Xerxes gave Mordecai permission to send out a new decree in the king's name.

True

True or False? King Xerxes ordered that Haman be killed on the gallows he had built for Mordecai

True

True or False? Mordecai was honored by wearing the king's robe, riding the king's horse and being paraded through the streets of Susa.

True

True or False? Out of fear of Mordecai, many officials and nobles did help the Jews fight their attackers.

True

This queen refused to come when called by the king

Vashti

Why was Vashti removed from her position as queen?

Vashti refused to go to King Xerxes' banquet

This king gave a feast for all the nobles in Susa

Xerxes

This person convinced Haman to build a gallows on which to hang Mordecai

Zeresh

This person arranged for a law to have all the Jews killed.

Haman

How did Haman respond after King Xerxes was told of his plan to kill all the Jews?

Haman threw himself at Esther, pleading for his life, for mercy.

What did King Xerxes do that humiliatied and infuriated Haman?

He asked him what should be done to honor a man. Then Haman had to do his own plan to honor Mordecai

This person refused to bow down to Haman

Mordecai

This person walked the streets of Susa in sackcloth and ashes.

Mordecai

What did Mordecai overhear as he sat at the palace gate?

Mordecai overheard two guards plotting to kill the king.

Haman hated Mordecai because

Mordecai refused to bow down to him

What was Mordecai's reply to Esther?

Mordecai told Esther that she shouldn't expect to survive just because she was queen. And who knows, but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this.

What happened to anger Haman?

Mordecai would not bow down to him

How did the Jewish people react to Haman's edict?

The Jews were terrified and put on sackcloth and ashes.

What did the king do instead of changing the law?

The king allowed Mordecai to issued a decree that gave the Jews permission to defend themselves.

How did King Xerxes find a new queen?

The king had beautiful women brought to Susa so he could choose one he liked

Why did so many other people help the Jews fight their enemies?

The people and officials helped the Jews because Mordecai was so powerful and the king supported the Jews.

Haman planned to kill all the Jews, to decide which day would be favorable for killing them he

cast lots