Education · English source edition
Esther
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Ahasuerus displaying imperial wealth at the feast while Vashti refuses the king’s command
Open study →Passage study 02 · Esther 2:1–23Esther brought into the royal household, crowned, and later relaying Mordecai’s warning about the assassination plot
Open study →Passage study 03 · Esther 3:1–15Mordecai remaining upright before Haman and the royal decree sent across the empire
Open study →Passage study 04 · Esther 4:1–17Mordecai in sackcloth outside the gate and Esther resolving to approach the king after the fast
Open study →Passage study 05 · Esther 5:1–14Esther standing uninvited in the inner court as the king extends the golden scepter
Open study →Passage study 06 · Esther 6:1–14The sleepless king hearing the chronicles and Haman leading Mordecai through the city in royal honor
Open study →Passage study 07 · Esther 7:1–10Esther identifying Haman at the second banquet as the king reacts
Open study →Passage study 08 · Esther 8:1–17Mordecai receiving the signet ring and new letters carried throughout the provinces
Open study →Passage study 09 · Esther 9:1–19Jewish communities defending themselves and then resting with gladness
Open study →Passage study 10 · Esther 9:20–10:3Families exchanging portions and gifts to the poor as Purim is established and Mordecai serves the people
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Source: eBible.org · eng-kjv2006