Esther 1
What was the name of Esther's cousin?
Mordecai
Who was hanged on the gallows that Haman built?
Haman
Why did Haman despise Mordecai?
Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman.
Recite John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Who was thrown into the den of lions
Daniel
What was the name of the Persian king who made Esther queen?
King Ahasuerus/King Xerxes
How was Esther's status changed in chapters 5 and 7?
Esther → Queen Esther
What did the king say that he was willing to give to Esther?
Up to half his kingdom
Where does the verse "I can do all this through him who gives me strength." come from?
Philippians 4:13
How did David defeat Goliath?
David used a slingshot to snipe Goliath's forehead
GOLATIH FELL DOWN
*BOOM*
David goes up to Goliath
Takes his Giant sword
AND STABSSS HIMMMM!!!
What was the name of the queen before Esther?
Vashti
Who advised Haman to build the gallows to hang Mordecai?
Haman's wife(Zeresh) and friends
What did Esther ask her people to do before she talked to the king?
To fast for 3 days and 3 nights
What was the first verse in the bible?
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. - Genesis 1:1
How much food was left over after Jesus fed the 15,000 people with 5 bread and 2 fish?
12 baskets of food
What was the height of the gallows that Haman built for Mordecai?
50 cubits tall(around 75 feet)
When did Esther reveal her ethnicity?
During the second banquet.
How did the king reward Mordecai for saving his life?
EXTRA POINTS FOR HOW MORDECAI SAVED THE KING'S LIFE!
The king rewarded Mordecai by having Haman parade him through the city in royal robes and on the king's horse while chanting, "This is what is done for the man whom the king delights to honour!"
Mordecai overheard two guards plotting to assassinate the king. Mordecai told Queen Esther, who then told the king in Mordecai's name.
What is the Maverick theme verse? EXTRA POINTS IF YOUR TEAM CAN RECITE THE VERSE!
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. - Romans 12:2
What was Peter's prayer to Jesus when he started to sink in the water?
DOUBLE POINTS for what Jesus said after he saved him!!!
"Lord, save me!" (Matthew 14:28)
"O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" v. 31
Recite a verse from the book of Esther. (INCLUDE WHERE IS FROM!)
Esther...
On what day and month did Haman decree to destroy all the Jews?
13th day of the 12th month
How did Mordecai feel after finding out that the king had made a decree that was going to end all Jews? What did he wear to show his emotions?
He wore sackcloth and ashes to show his deep sorrow because the king made a decree that would end all Jews.
What is The Great Commission? (Jesus' last words before he rose to heaven)
Matthew 28:18-20
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Name The Ten Plagues of Egypt
DOUBLE POINTS FOR ORDER!
1. Plague of Blood
2. Plague of Frogs
3. Plague Gnats
4. Plague of Flies
5. Plague on Livestock
6. Plague of Boils
7. Plague of Hail
8. Plague of Locusts
9. Plague of Darkness
10. Plague on the Firstborn