Esther — Group study guide
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10 chapters · 79 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read one chapter per meeting. Each participant can mark their answers and write down what they learned.
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Esther 1 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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
Correct answer: B. A hundred and seven and twenty provinces
A hundred and seven and twenty provinces.
Esther 1:1
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
Correct answer: C. To show the riches of his glorious kingdom
To show the riches of his glorious kingdom.
Esther 1:4
3. What was the name of King Ahasuerus's wife?
Esther 1:9
- A. Zeresh
- B. Hadassah
- C. Jezebel
- D. Vashti
Correct answer: D. Vashti
Vashti.
Esther 1:9
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
Correct answer: A. Because she was fair to look on
Because she was fair to look on.
Esther 1:11
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
Correct answer: B. Because Queen Vashti refused to come when he sent for her
Because Queen Vashti did not come to him when he sent for her.
Esther 1:12
6. Who counselled King Ahasuerus concerning Queen Vashti?
Esther 1:16
- A. Haman
- B. Hegai
- C. Memucan
- D. Harbonah
Correct answer: C. Memucan
Memucan.
Esther 1:16
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
Correct answer: D. That they would despise their husbands
That they will despise their husbands.
Esther 1:17
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
Correct answer: A. That he should bear rule in his own house
That every man should bear rule in his own house.
Esther 1:22
Notes
Esther 2 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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
Correct answer: B. Fair young virgins
Fair young virgins.
Esther 2:2
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
Correct answer: C. King Ahasuerus's chamberlain
A chamberlain of King Ahasuerus.
Esther 2:3
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
Correct answer: D. She would be queen instead of Vashti
She would be queen instead of Vashti.
Esther 2:4
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
Correct answer: A. Shushan the palace
Shushan the palace.
Esther 2:5
5. What was Esther's other name?
Esther 2:7
- A. Vashti
- B. Hadassah
- C. Zeresh
- D. Deborah
Correct answer: B. Hadassah
Hadassah.
Esther 2:7
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
Correct answer: C. Her cousin
He was her cousin.
Esther 2:7
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
Correct answer: D. Because she had neither father nor mother
Because she was an orphan.
Esther 2:7
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
Correct answer: A. Because Mordecai had charged her not to
Because Mordecai told her not to.
Esther 2:10
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
Correct answer: B. Twelve months
Twelve months.
Esther 2:12
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
Correct answer: C. All them that looked upon her
Of all them that looked upon her.
Esther 2:15
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
Correct answer: D. Bigthan and Teresh
Bigthan and Teresh.
Esther 2:21
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
Correct answer: A. Mordecai told Esther and she told the king
Mordecai let Queen Esther know and she told the king.
Esther 2:22
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
Correct answer: B. They were hanged
They were hanged.
Esther 2:23
Notes
Esther 3 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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
Correct answer: C. Haman
He promoted Haman.
Esther 3:1
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
Correct answer: D. They bowed and reverenced him
They bowed and reverenced him.
Esther 3:2
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
Correct answer: A. Because the king had so commanded
Because the king had so commanded.
Esther 3:2
4. Who was the only one who did not do it?
Esther 3:2
- A. Hegai
- B. Mordecai
- C. Harbonah
- D. Memucan
Correct answer: B. Mordecai
Mordecai.
Esther 3:2
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
Correct answer: C. He was full of wrath
He was full of wrath.
Esther 3:5
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
Correct answer: D. Destroy them
Destroy them.
Esther 3:6
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
Correct answer: A. Ten thousand talents of silver
Ten thousand talents of silver.
Esther 3:9
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
Correct answer: B. To seal the letters with the order to destroy the Jews
To seal the letters that were sent with the order to destroy the Jews.
Esther 3:12
Notes
Esther 4 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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
Correct answer: C. Because none might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth
Because none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
Esther 4:2
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
Correct answer: D. Sackcloth and ashes
Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Esther 4:3
3. Did Esther know why Mordecai was clothed in sackcloth?
Esther 4:5
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No, she did not know.
Esther 4:5
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
Correct answer: B. The copy of the decree
The copy of the decree.
Esther 4:8
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
Correct answer: True
True.
Esther 4:11
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
Correct answer: D. That all the Jews in Shushan fast for her
She asked that all the Jews that were present in Shushan fast for her.
Esther 4:16
Notes
Esther 5 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
Esther 5:2
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
Correct answer: B. His sceptre
His sceptre.
Esther 5:2
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
Correct answer: C. A banquet
A banquet.
Esther 5:4
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
Correct answer: D. That the king and Haman come to another banquet
She said: Let the king and Haman come to another banquet that I shall prepare for them.
Esther 5:8
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
Correct answer: A. Seeing Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up
Seeing Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up.
Esther 5:9
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
Correct answer: B. Make a gallows fifty cubits high and hang Mordecai
That he make a gallows fifty cubits high and hang Mordecai on it.
Esther 5:14
Notes
Esther 6 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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
Correct answer: C. That they bring the book of records of the chronicles
That they bring the book of records of the chronicles.
Esther 6:1
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
Correct answer: D. That Mordecai had told of the plot of Bigthana and Teresh
That Mordecai had told of the plot of Bigthana and Teresh.
Esther 6:2
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?
Correct answer: A. What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this?
What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this?
Esther 6:3
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
Correct answer: B. He had come to ask the king to hang Mordecai
He had come to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai.
Esther 6:4
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
Correct answer: C. That the king wanted to honor him
That the king wanted to honor him.
Esther 6:6
6. Did Haman obey the king's order?
Esther 6:11
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes, he obeyed it.
Esther 6:11
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
Correct answer: A. Mourning, and having his head covered
Mourning, and having his head covered.
Esther 6:12
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
Correct answer: B. Haman's wife
Haman's wife.
Esther 6:13
9. Did Haman's wise men prophesy to Haman?
Esther 6:13
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes, when they told him, "thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him."
Esther 6:13
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
Correct answer: D. To bring him to the banquet that Esther had prepared
To bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
Esther 6:14
Notes
Esther 7 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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
Correct answer: A. On the second day
On the second day.
Esther 7:2
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
Correct answer: B. That he give her her life and her people's
Let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.
Esther 7:3
3. Did the king know whom Queen Esther was speaking of concerning Haman's plot?
Esther 7:5
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No, he did not know.
Esther 7:5
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
Correct answer: D. He was afraid
He was afraid.
Esther 7:6
5. How did King Ahasuerus rise from the banquet?
Esther 7:7
- A. In his wrath
- B. Weeping
- C. Laughing
- D. Tired
Correct answer: A. In his wrath
In his wrath.
Esther 7:7
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
Correct answer: B. Because he stood up to make request for his life to Queen Esther
Because he stayed to make request for his life to Queen Esther.
Esther 7:7
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
Correct answer: C. Fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was
Fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was.
Esther 7:8
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
Correct answer: D. That Haman wanted to force the queen
That Haman wanted to force the queen.
Esther 7:8
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
Correct answer: A. They covered his face
They covered his face.
Esther 7:8
10. Who told the king that Haman had made a gallows for Mordecai?
Esther 7:9
- A. Esther
- B. Harbonah
- C. Hegai
- D. Zeresh
Correct answer: B. Harbonah
Harbonah.
Esther 7:9
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
Correct answer: C. After Haman was hanged
After Haman was hanged.
Esther 7:10
Notes
Esther 8 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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
Correct answer: D. He gave it to Queen Esther
He gave it to Queen Esther.
Esther 8:1
2. Who set Mordecai over the house of Haman?
Esther 8:2
- A. Queen Esther
- B. King Ahasuerus
- C. Harbonah
- D. The princes
Correct answer: A. Queen Esther
Queen Esther.
Esther 8:2
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
Correct answer: B. She besought him to put away the mischief of Haman and his device
Beseeching him to put away the mischief of Haman and his device.
Esther 8:3
4. Can a decree of the king that has been sealed with his ring be reversed?
Esther 8:8
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No, it cannot be reversed.
Esther 8:8
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
Correct answer: D. To stand for their life
To stand for their life.
Esther 8:11
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
Correct answer: A. It rejoiced and was glad
The city rejoiced and was glad.
Esther 8:15
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
Correct answer: B. Because the fear of the Jews fell upon them
Because the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
Esther 8:17
Notes
Esther 9 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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
Correct answer: C. It was turned to the contrary; the Jews had rule over them that hated them
It was turned to the contrary; the Jews had rule over them that hated them.
Esther 9:1
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
Correct answer: D. Because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them
Because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
Esther 9:3
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
Correct answer: A. Five hundred men
Five hundred men.
Esther 9:6
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
Correct answer: B. The ten sons of Haman
They were the ten sons of Haman, the enemy of the Jews.
Esther 9:10
5. Did the Jews lay their hands on the goods of the men they slew?
Esther 9:16
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No, they did not touch them.
Esther 9:16
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
Correct answer: D. Purim
Purim.
Esther 9:28
Notes
Esther 10 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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
Correct answer: A. A tribute
He laid a tribute.
Esther 10:1
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
Correct answer: B. In the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia
In the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.
Esther 10:2
3. Who was next unto King Ahasuerus?
Esther 10:3
- A. Haman
- B. Memucan
- C. Mordecai
- D. Harbonah
Correct answer: C. Mordecai
Mordecai.
Esther 10:3
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
Correct answer: D. Because he sought the wealth of his people and spoke peace to all his seed
Because he sought the wealth of his people, and spoke peace to all his seed.
Esther 10:3