Ester
At first, King Xerxes liked Ester for this
What is Ester's outward beauty?
Her husband and two sons both died
Who is Naomi?
Deborah was the first female one of these because she prayed and listened to God
What is a judge and a prophet?
He was on a missionary journey to teach people about Jesus
Who is St. Paul?
He came to tell Mary she would be the mother of Jesus
Who is the Angel Gabriel?
Ester's Religion
She said “Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God will be my God.”
He was a powerful and evil man in charge of the Israelites and he made them miserable
Who was Sisera?
Lydia had a successful business selling this
What is purple cloth?
Mary gave birth to Jesus here
Ester's uncle, who had once saved King Xerxes' life
Who is Mordechai?
These were left behind by the harvesters for Ruth to collect
What are small handfuls of wheat?
He said he would only fight if Deborah went with him
Who is Barak?
After hearing St. Paul's preaching about Jesus, Lydia asked for this to happen to her
When the people ran out of wine, Mary asked Jesus to help. He turned water into wine as his first miracle.
What is the Wedding at Cana?
The Prime Minister of Persia, who was very angry with Ester's uncle for not bowing to him and wanted to kill all of the Jews
He took off his sandal and gave it away to show that he wanted to marry Ruth
Who is Boaz?
Deborah had prophesized that this type of person would win the battle
What is a woman?
This became the first church in Macedonia where Christians would come together to pray to Jesus.
What is Lydia's home?
At Pentecost, this came upon Mary and the other disciples so they were no longer afraid to preach to all of the nations
What is the Holy Spirit?
Ester earned the King's trust and saved her people using this
What is Ester's inner beauty?
Ruth returning to Bethlehem with Naomi is an example of this virtue
What is loyalty?
Deborah listening to God and her agreement to go to the battle is an example of these virtues
What are Bravery and Trust?
Lydia opening her home and encouraging others to follow Jesus is an example of this virtue
What is leadership?
Mary often did this throughout her time as Jesus' mother
What is holding things in her heart?