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
