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Esther — Group study guide
10 chapters · 79 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Esther 1 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Esther 1 (KJV)
1. Over how many provinces did Ahasuerus reign?
Esther 1:1
- A. A hundred and twenty provinces
- B. A hundred and seven and twenty provinces
- C. Seventy provinces
- D. Twelve provinces
2. What was King Ahasuerus's reason for making the feast?
Esther 1:4
- A. To celebrate a victory in war
- B. To choose a new queen
- C. To show the riches of his glorious kingdom
- D. To honor Mordecai
3. What was the name of King Ahasuerus's wife?
Esther 1:9
- A. Zeresh
- B. Hadassah
- C. Jezebel
- D. Vashti
4. Why did King Ahasuerus want to show Vashti to the people and the princes?
Esther 1:11
- A. Because she was fair to look on
- B. Because she was very wise
- C. Because she was a king's daughter
- D. Because she sang very well
5. Why was King Ahasuerus very wroth?
Esther 1:12
- A. Because the princes were drunk
- B. Because Queen Vashti refused to come when he sent for her
- C. Because Mordecai did not bow
- D. Because his treasure was stolen
6. Who counselled King Ahasuerus concerning Queen Vashti?
Esther 1:16
- A. Haman
- B. Hegai
- C. Memucan
- D. Harbonah
7. What did the counsellor say Vashti's deed would cause among the women?
Esther 1:17
- A. That all of them would want to be queens
- B. That they would stop going to the feasts
- C. That they would rebel against the king
- D. That they would despise their husbands
8. What was every man told in the letter King Ahasuerus sent?
Esther 1:22
- A. That he should bear rule in his own house
- B. That he should pay more tribute
- C. That he should join the army
- D. That he should seek a new wife
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Esther 2 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Esther 2 (KJV)
1. What did the king's servants have sought for King Ahasuerus?
Esther 2:2
- A. New counsellors
- B. Fair young virgins
- C. Precious stones
- D. Musicians and singers
2. Who was Hegai?
Esther 2:3
- A. Esther's uncle
- B. A prince of Media
- C. King Ahasuerus's chamberlain
- D. Haman's son
3. What would be done with the maiden who pleased King Ahasuerus?
Esther 2:4
- A. She would be sent home with gifts
- B. She would be a servant in the palace
- C. She would marry a prince
- D. She would be queen instead of Vashti
4. How is Shushan, where Mordecai lived, described?
Esther 2:5
- A. Shushan the palace
- B. A city of refuge
- C. The city of David
- D. A sea port
5. What was Esther's other name?
Esther 2:7
- A. Vashti
- B. Hadassah
- C. Zeresh
- D. Deborah
6. If Esther was the daughter of Mordecai's uncle, what was Mordecai to Esther?
Esther 2:7
- A. Her father
- B. Her uncle
- C. Her cousin
- D. Her brother
7. Why did Mordecai bring up Esther?
Esther 2:7
- A. Because the king commanded him
- B. Because she was his daughter
- C. Because her mother was in Babylon
- D. Because she had neither father nor mother
8. Why did Esther not show her people nor her kindred?
Esther 2:10
- A. Because Mordecai had charged her not to
- B. Because she did not know them
- C. Because Hegai forbade it
- D. Because she was ashamed
9. How many months was each of the maidens prepared before seeing the king?
Esther 2:12
- A. Six months
- B. Twelve months
- C. Three months
- D. One month
10. Whose favor did Esther obtain?
Esther 2:15
- A. Only the king's
- B. Only Hegai's
- C. All them that looked upon her
- D. No one's
11. Who sought to lay hand on King Ahasuerus?
Esther 2:21
- A. Haman and Zeresh
- B. Memucan and Harbonah
- C. Hegai and Hatach
- D. Bigthan and Teresh
12. How did King Ahasuerus learn of the plot against his life?
Esther 2:22
- A. Mordecai told Esther and she told the king
- B. He read it in the book of records
- C. Haman told him
- D. He dreamed it one night
13. What was done with the two chamberlains after the inquisition?
Esther 2:23
- A. They were pardoned
- B. They were hanged
- C. They were banished
- D. They were imprisoned
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Esther 3 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Esther 3 (KJV)
1. Whom did King Ahasuerus promote above all the princes of his kingdom?
Esther 3:1
- A. Mordecai
- B. Memucan
- C. Haman
- D. Hegai
2. What did all the king's servants that were in the king's gate do before Haman?
Esther 3:2
- A. They mocked him
- B. They asked him for money
- C. They fled from him
- D. They bowed and reverenced him
3. Why did the king's servants do this?
Esther 3:2
- A. Because the king had so commanded
- B. Because Haman paid them
- C. Because they feared him
- D. Because it was their custom
4. Who was the only one who did not do it?
Esther 3:2
- A. Hegai
- B. Mordecai
- C. Harbonah
- D. Memucan
5. How did Haman react when Mordecai did not bow before him?
Esther 3:5
- A. He laughed at him
- B. He ignored him
- C. He was full of wrath
- D. He forgave him
6. What did Haman seek to do to Mordecai's people?
Esther 3:6
- A. Make them slaves
- B. Send them to Babylon
- C. Make them pay tribute
- D. Destroy them
7. What did Haman offer King Ahasuerus in exchange for destroying the Jews?
Esther 3:9
- A. Ten thousand talents of silver
- B. A thousand talents of gold
- C. His own house
- D. A hundred horses
8. For what purpose did King Ahasuerus give his ring to Haman?
Esther 3:12
- A. To marry a princess
- B. To seal the letters with the order to destroy the Jews
- C. As a gift of friendship
- D. To open the royal treasury
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Esther 4 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Esther 4 (KJV)
1. Why did Mordecai not enter the king's gate?
Esther 4:2
- A. Because Haman forbade it
- B. Because he was sick
- C. Because none might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth
- D. Because it was night
2. What was the bed of many who heard the news of the letters?
Esther 4:3
- A. Straw and dust
- B. Stones from the road
- C. Palm leaves
- D. Sackcloth and ashes
3. Did Esther know why Mordecai was clothed in sackcloth?
Esther 4:5
- Yes
- No
4. What copy did Mordecai send to Esther?
Esther 4:8
- A. The copy of the law of Moses
- B. The copy of the decree
- C. The copy of a letter from Haman to his wife
- D. The copy of the book of records
5. True or false? Whosoever comes unto the king into the inner court without being called must be put to death.
Esther 4:11
- True
- False
6. What did Esther ask Mordecai to have done for her so she could speak to the king?
Esther 4:16
- A. That they get her a royal garment
- B. That they speak with Haman
- C. That they offer sacrifices
- D. That all the Jews in Shushan fast for her
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Esther 5 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Esther 5 (KJV)
1. Did Esther obtain favor before the king when she came before him without being called?
Esther 5:2
- Yes
- No
2. What did King Ahasuerus hold out to Queen Esther?
Esther 5:2
- A. His ring
- B. His sceptre
- C. His hand
- D. His crown
3. To what did Queen Esther invite King Ahasuerus?
Esther 5:4
- A. A walk in the garden
- B. The gate of the city
- C. A banquet
- D. A feast at the temple
4. As the king drank, he asked Esther to present her petition. What did Esther ask?
Esther 5:8
- A. That Haman be hanged
- B. That her people be delivered
- C. That Mordecai be honored
- D. That the king and Haman come to another banquet
5. Haman went forth from the banquet joyful and glad. What took away his joy?
Esther 5:9
- A. Seeing Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up
- B. Bad news from his house
- C. The king rebuked him
- D. Esther did not speak to him
6. What counsel was Haman given to get rid of Mordecai?
Esther 5:14
- A. Send him to prison
- B. Make a gallows fifty cubits high and hang Mordecai
- C. Ask the king to banish him
- D. Pay him to leave
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Esther 6 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Esther 6 (KJV)
1. When the king could not sleep, what did he ask for?
Esther 6:1
- A. That they bring him wine
- B. That they call Esther
- C. That they bring the book of records of the chronicles
- D. That they play music
2. And what did they find?
Esther 6:2
- A. That Haman had stolen the treasure
- B. That Esther was a Jew
- C. That Vashti wanted to return
- D. That Mordecai had told of the plot of Bigthana and Teresh
3. What was the king's question about Mordecai?
Esther 6:3
- A. What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this?
- B. Where does Mordecai live?
- C. Why does Mordecai not bow?
- D. Who are Mordecai's people?
4. Why was Haman in the court?
Esther 6:4
- A. He was waiting for Esther's banquet
- B. He had come to ask the king to hang Mordecai
- C. He came to pay the talents of silver
- D. He was going to present his sons
5. When the king asked, "What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour?", what did Haman think?
Esther 6:6
- A. That the king wanted to honor Mordecai
- B. That the king was speaking of Memucan
- C. That the king wanted to honor him
- D. That the king was mocking him
6. Did Haman obey the king's order?
Esther 6:11
- Yes
- No
7. How did Haman return to his house?
Esther 6:12
- A. Mourning, and having his head covered
- B. Glad and singing
- C. Angry and shouting
- D. With gifts from the king
8. Who was Zeresh?
Esther 6:13
- A. Esther's mother
- B. Haman's wife
- C. One of Vashti's maids
- D. Mordecai's daughter
9. Did Haman's wise men prophesy to Haman?
Esther 6:13
- Yes
- No
10. Why did the king's chamberlains come in haste to get Haman?
Esther 6:14
- A. To arrest him
- B. To hang him
- C. To give him news from his house
- D. To bring him to the banquet that Esther had prepared
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Esther 7 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Esther 7 (KJV)
1. On which day of the banquet did the king ask Esther what her petition was?
Esther 7:2
- A. On the second day
- B. On the first day
- C. On the third day
- D. On the seventh day
2. What was Queen Esther's petition to King Ahasuerus?
Esther 7:3
- A. That he give her Haman's house
- B. That he give her her life and her people's
- C. That he make Mordecai a prince
- D. That he bring Vashti back
3. Did the king know whom Queen Esther was speaking of concerning Haman's plot?
Esther 7:5
- Yes
- No
4. How did Haman react to Esther's answer to King Ahasuerus?
Esther 7:6
- A. He laughed
- B. He was angry with the queen
- C. He fled from the palace
- D. He was afraid
5. How did King Ahasuerus rise from the banquet?
Esther 7:7
- A. In his wrath
- B. Weeping
- C. Laughing
- D. Tired
6. Why did Haman not follow King Ahasuerus?
Esther 7:7
- A. Because he fell asleep
- B. Because he stood up to make request for his life to Queen Esther
- C. Because he went to get Zeresh
- D. Because he was drunk
7. When King Ahasuerus returned, how did he find Haman?
Esther 7:8
- A. Hidden behind a pillar
- B. Sitting on the king's throne
- C. Fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was
- D. Going out the door
8. And how did King Ahasuerus interpret this?
Esther 7:8
- A. That Haman was asking forgiveness
- B. That Haman was sick
- C. That Haman wanted to steal
- D. That Haman wanted to force the queen
9. As the word went out of the king's mouth, what did they do to Haman?
Esther 7:8
- A. They covered his face
- B. They clothed him in sackcloth
- C. They took him to his house
- D. They took his ring
10. Who told the king that Haman had made a gallows for Mordecai?
Esther 7:9
- A. Esther
- B. Harbonah
- C. Hegai
- D. Zeresh
11. When was King Ahasuerus's wrath pacified?
Esther 7:10
- A. After supper
- B. After reading the chronicles
- C. After Haman was hanged
- D. The next day
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Esther 8 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Esther 8 (KJV)
1. What did King Ahasuerus do with the house of Haman?
Esther 8:1
- A. He burned it
- B. He gave it to Mordecai
- C. He sold it
- D. He gave it to Queen Esther
2. Who set Mordecai over the house of Haman?
Esther 8:2
- A. Queen Esther
- B. King Ahasuerus
- C. Harbonah
- D. The princes
3. What did Queen Esther do at the king's feet with tears?
Esther 8:3
- A. She asked pardon for her boldness
- B. She besought him to put away the mischief of Haman and his device
- C. She asked for Zeresh's life
- D. She asked to return to her people
4. Can a decree of the king that has been sealed with his ring be reversed?
Esther 8:8
- Yes
- No
5. The letter Mordecai wrote in the king's name gave the Jews the right to do what?
Esther 8:11
- A. To return to Jerusalem
- B. To pay no tribute
- C. To choose their own king
- D. To stand for their life
6. How did the city of Shushan react when Mordecai went out in royal apparel?
Esther 8:15
- A. It rejoiced and was glad
- B. It was perplexed
- C. It rebelled
- D. It kept silent
7. Why did many of the people of the land become Jews?
Esther 8:17
- A. Because the king commanded it
- B. Because the fear of the Jews fell upon them
- C. Because they wanted Haman's house
- D. Because Esther asked them to
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Esther 9 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Esther 9 (KJV)
1. What happened on the day the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them?
Esther 9:1
- A. The Jews were destroyed
- B. The king cancelled the battle
- C. It was turned to the contrary; the Jews had rule over them that hated them
- D. The Jews fled from Shushan
2. Why did the rulers, lieutenants, deputies and officers of the king help the Jews?
Esther 9:3
- A. Because the Jews paid them
- B. Because they were Esther's relatives
- C. Because they hated Persia
- D. Because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them
3. How many men did the Jews slay in Shushan?
Esther 9:6
- A. Five hundred men
- B. Three hundred men
- C. Seventy-five thousand men
- D. Ten men
4. Who were Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vajezatha?
Esther 9:10
- A. The princes of Persia
- B. The ten sons of Haman
- C. The king's chamberlains
- D. Mordecai's brothers
5. Did the Jews lay their hands on the goods of the men they slew?
Esther 9:16
- Yes
- No
6. What was the feast called that Mordecai ordered to be kept every year?
Esther 9:28
- A. Passover
- B. Pentecost
- C. Tabernacles
- D. Purim
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Esther 10 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read first: Esther 10 (KJV)
1. What did King Ahasuerus lay upon the land and upon the isles of the sea?
Esther 10:1
- A. A tribute
- B. A fast
- C. Silence
- D. War
2. In which book is the greatness of Mordecai written?
Esther 10:2
- A. In the book of the law
- B. In the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia
- C. In the book of the kings of Judah
- D. In the book of Jasher
3. Who was next unto King Ahasuerus?
Esther 10:3
- A. Haman
- B. Memucan
- C. Mordecai
- D. Harbonah
4. Why was Mordecai accepted?
Esther 10:3
- A. Because he was rich
- B. Because he won the war
- C. Because he was the queen's cousin
- D. Because he sought the wealth of his people and spoke peace to all his seed