Esther 1
What did Queen Vashti do when the Sovereign called for her?
She refused to come. (Esther 1:12)
Who led Mordoekai through the city square on horseback?
Haman (Esther 6:11)
What is the Hebrew word for king?
melek
How was Haman’s defeat similar to Pharaoh’s in the Red Sea Crossing?
When they tried to kill the Hebrews they lost their own lives (and the lives of those with them). (Exodus 14:23-28)
King Ahashwerosh represents YHWH in the Parable of the Great Banquet (stop and read Luke 14:15-24). Who does Queen Vashti and Queen Esther represent in this parable?
Queen Vashti represents the people who were called to come to the banquet and didn’t come. Queen Esther represents the people on the streets that were brought to the banquet instead.
Was Mordekai Esther’s uncle or cousin?
Cousin (Esther 2:7)
What did Esther say to the Sovereign at the feast?
a) "My people and I have been sold to be cut off killed and destroyed."
b) "My people and I are being forced to worship contrary to our customs."
c) “This evil Haman wishes to hang my relative Mordecai.”
d) "Haman keeps bugging me to create a new cookie recipe in honor of him."
A (Esther 7:4
When Esther petitioned the king she said, “If I have found favor in your eyes...”. What is the Hebrew word for favor?
chen
What other Hebrew person in the bible was put in a powerful position in a foreign country in order to save YHWH’s people?
Joseph (Genesis 41:39-44)
Who in the Esther story has qualities similar to the good shepherd in John 10:7-18 and name one of those qualities? What other person from the book of Esther can be found in this passage and why?
Esther can be related to the good shepherd as she is willing to lay her life down for the sheep. Haman is the thief that comes to steal slaughter and destroy.
What provoked Haman to want to kill all the Jews?
Mordecai wouldn’t bow down to him. (Esther 3:5-6)
What did Sovereign Ahashwerosh allow the Jews to do in order to save their lives?
To assemble and stand for their lives and to cut off, kill, and plunder their enemies. (Esther 8:11)
What does the Hebrew word “pur” mean and why is the feast called Purim?
Pur means lot; Haman casted lot to decide when to kill the Jews.
Haman plotted to kill Mordecai which was turned back on his own head. Name someone else in the bible who did not bow down in idol worship and was delivered.
Daniel (Dani’el 6: 24)
Name two ways that King Ahashwerosh represented Yeshua?
He was a powerful king that ruled over a large kingdom and he was also searching for a perfect bride.
Complete this well known verse from Esther 4:13-14: And Mordekai commanded them to answer Ester, “Do not think within yourself to escape in the sovereign’s palace any more than all the other Yehudim. For if you keep entirely silent at this time, relief and deliverance shall arise for the Yehudim from another place, while…
you and your fathers house perish. And who knows if you have come into the reign for such a time as this?”
What days on the Hebrew calendar did Mordecai establish to observe Purim? (Name the month and days).
The fourteenth and fifteenth of Adar. (Esther 9:20-21)
What does the name Haman mean in Hebrew?
a) beautiful
b) destroy
c) knowledge
d) magnificent
D
In Esther 9 the Jews fought their enemies and overcame. In Revelation 12 there is a battle in the heavens. Who is fighting and who did they overcome?
Michael and his messengers overcame the dragon and his messengers. (Read Revelation 12:7-11)
If Esther represents the bride of Messiah what do Mordecai and the eunuchs represent? (Hint: Think about what job both had in common.)
They represent people that prepare the bride of Messiah.
What is the name of Haman’s wife and what did she advise him to make?
Zerash; a fifty cubit wooden structure. (Esther 5:14)
The last verse in the book of Esther gives a description of Mordecai’s positive qualities. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this verse?
a) He was great among the Yehudi
b) He was pleasing to all his brothers
c) He was careful to guard all the commandments
d) He sought the good of his people
e) He spoke peace to all his seed
C (Esther 10:3)
How many times does Shushan appear in the book of Esther?
a) 3
b)11
c) 19
d) 21
19
Many Hebrews were given new names in the land of their captivity. Esther's Hebrew name was Hadassah. What were the Hebrew names of Shadrak, Meyshak, and Abed-Nego, who also experienced YHWH’s deliverance?
Hananyah, Misha’el, and Azaryah (Daniel 1:7)
Haman wanted Mordecai killed just like the Jews wanted Yeshua killed. What was done to Mordecai and then Yeshua by the people that wanted them killed?
They both were honored by riding on a horse/donkey through the city. (Esther 6:11; John 12:13-15)