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What was the relationship between Mordecai and Esther?
They were cousins. Esther 2:7
Mordecai had a cousin named ....., whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This young woman, who was also known as Esther, had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died.
Why was the queen before Esther removed from her royal position?
She did not come before the king when he summoned her. Esther 1:17-19
For the queen’s conduct will become known to all the women, and so they will despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she would not come.’ 18This very day the Persian and Median women of the nobility who have heard about the queen’s conduct will respond to all the king’s nobles in the same way. There will be no end of disrespect and discord.
19“Therefore, if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes. Also let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she
Before they could see the king, how long did the women in the harem have to undergo beauty treatments?
12 months. Esther 2:12
12Before a young woman’s turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics.
Who was the king of Persia during this time?
Xerxes. Esther 1:1-2
This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush: At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,
What was the name of the man who wanted to annihilate the Jews?
Haman. Esther 3:5-6
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged. 6Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people, the Jews,...
Where do we normally find Mordecai throughout this book?
At the king's gate. Esther 2:21, 5:9, 6:12
2:21 - During the time Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate,....
5:9 - Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate...
6:12 - Afterward Mordecai returned to the king’s gate....
Who was the queen before Esther?
Vashti. Esther 1:9
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King .....
If you approached the king in the inner court without being summoned by him, what was the only way your life would be spared?
If the king extended the golden scepter, your life would be spared. Esther 4:11
“All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives.....
How tall was the pole that Haman had set up to impale Mordecai?
50 cubits or 75 feet. Esther 5:14
14His wife ..... and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled on it.....
What other name did Esther go by?
Hadassah. Esther 2:7
Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This young woman, who was also known as Esther, had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died.
What day and month were chosen for the destruction and plunder of the Jews?
The thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar. Esther 3:13
13Dispatches were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces with the order to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.
What was the name of Haman's wife?
Zeresh. Esther 6:12-13
12Afterward Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief, 13and told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him.