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| Why did King Ahasuerus need to choose a new queen? | He had sent his wife away for not obeying his order to appear before his guests |
| What did Mordecai warn Esther not to do when she went to the palace? | tell anyone she was a Jew |
| What quality made Esther so beautiful? | Her faith in God gave her an inner beauty, radiance, and charm that other girls did not have. |
| As Mordecai did his job one day, what did he overhear? | a plot to kill the king |
| What did Haman, the king's helper, want all the people in the kingdom to do? | bow down to him when he passed |
| What did Mordecai urge Esther to do? | go before the king and plead for her people |
| If Esther went before the king uncalled, what could happen to her? | She could be put to death |
| When the king held out his scepter to Esther, what did Esther ask of him? | that he and Hama would come to a banquet |
| Proud Haman believed that Esther was having a banquet for what reason? | to honor him |
| What did Haman's wife tell Haman to build for Mordecai? | a gallows to hang him on |
| After Esther's first banquet for the king and Haman, what happened when King Ahasuerus couldn't sleep? | His servant read from the chronicles of how Mordecai saved his life |
| What did King Ahasuerus command Haman to do for Mordecai? | dress him in royal clothing, lead him through the streets on the king's horse, and tell the people that the king is honoring Mordecai |
| When the king found out that Haman conspired against the Jews, what did he do to Haman? | had Haman hung on the gallows he had built for Mordecai |
| Who did the king appoint to write a new law that would keep the Jews safe? | Mordecai |
| What is the special feast called that is celebrated by the Jews to remember the way God had protected them from Haman's law? | the Feast of Purim |
| What does the story of Esther remind us to do each day? | pray |
