AY Honor Esther Answer Key

Esther

Skill Level

1

Year

2025

Version

02.09.2025

Approval authority

Australian Union

1

Read chapters 1-8 in the book of Esther.

Read chapters 1-8 in the book of Esther.

2

What happened to Esther when she was a young girl?

Her parents died and Mordecai her cousin took her as his daughter.

3

Who was the king in Esther’s time?

The King was Ahasuerus.

4

The King made a feast.

4a

On day seven of the feast whom did the King command to come to the feast?

Queen Vashti.

4b

Did the queen come to the feast?

No - She refused.

5

Who became the new queen?

Esther a Jew became queen. God had a plan for her life.

6

Answer the following:

6a

Who wanted to hurt the king?

Bigthan and Teresh.

6b

What job were they doing for the king?

They were the king's door keepers.

6c

What happened to the men who wanted to hurt the king?

The King had them hanged.

7

Answer the following:

7a

Who was Haman?

Haman the Agagite was made prince next to the king.

7b

Who would not bow and worship to Haman?

Mordecai.

7c

What did Haman decide to do to Mordecai and all of the Jews?

He wanted to destroy all the Jews men, women and children.

8

Haman talked the King into signing a decree to utterly destroy all Jews men, women and children. What was the date set to destroy the Jews?

13th day of the 12th Month.

9

Answer the following:

9a

When Mordecai heard what Haman had ordered through the King, what did he do?

He tore his clothes.

9b

What was Mordecai’s last words to Esther?

...who knows whether you have come to the Kingdom for such a time as this. In other words: God has placed you here for a reason.

9c

What was Esther’s response?

Gather the people in Shushan and fast for me 3 days and 3 nights neither eat or drink and then I will go into the King and if I perish I perish!

10

Answer the following:

10a

The King holds out the golden sceptre and the King offers Esther up to half of his kingdom. What was Esther’s request?

That Haman and the King come to the banquet that she had prepared for them.

10b

The King and Haman come to the banquet. The King again asks Esther what her petition is. What was Esther’s response?

Esther invites the King and Haman to come to a banquet again tomorrow.

10c

What did Haman and his wife decide to build for Mordecai and how high was it to be built?

Haman made gallows for Mordecai which were fifty cubits high. This is about 22.86 metres.

11

Answer the following:

11a

The king couldn’t sleep and the book of the chronicles was read to the King. It was told that Mordecai had told of Bigthan and Teresh plot to kill the King. The King discovered that no honour or thank you had been given to Mordecai. So the next morning the King asked Haman what should be done to whom the King delights to honour. What was Haman’s response?

Haman thinking it was for himself said:- let a royal robe which the King has worn and a horse which the King has ridden.... let the robe and horse be delivered to one of the Kings most noble princes..... Then the noble prince parade him in the robe on the horse. Let the noble prince say “Thus it shall be done to whom the King delights to honour”.

11b

What did the king say to Haman?

Hurry and do as you say for Mordecai the Jew. You can really see God working behind the scenes here! The other thing here is that people around you matter!

11c

The King wanted to say thank you to Mordecai for saving his life. Saying thank you is a really important thing to do! So here is the challenge:- Make a special banquet to honour and thank people like:- your pastor and his/her family or your pathfinder director or a group of volunteers or someone else from your church or our community.

12

Answer the following:

12a

Haman gets back from honouring Mordecai and then has to rush off to the banquet with the King and Queen. At the banquet the King again asks Esther what her petition is. What was her petition?

...let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request. We have been sold my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed and to be annihilated. Had we been sold as male and female slaves I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could not compensate for the Kings loss.

12b

What did the king ask?

Who is he, where is he, who would dare presume in his heart to do such a thing.

12c

What was Esther’s response?

The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman.

13

What happened to Haman?

Haman was hanged on the gallows built for Mordecai.

14

Answer the following:

14a

The King allowed Mordecai and Esther to write their own decree. What was the decree?

That on the 13th day of the 12th month, that all Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. It was read out in every province.

14b

The Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a holiday. What happened to many of the people that lived in the kingdom?

Many of the people of the land became Jews, because fear of the Jews fell upon them.

15

Read the passage below and discuss as a group.

Taken from the book - Patriarch and Prophets-page 605
The trying experience that came to God’s people in the day of Esther were not peculiar to that age alone. The revelatory, looking down the ages to the close of time, has declared, “The dragon was wroth with the women, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jews Christ.” Revelation 12:17. some who today are living on the earth will see these words fulfilled. The same spirit that in ages past led men to persecute the true church, will in the future lead to the pursuance of a similar coarse towards those who maintain their loyalty toward God. Even now preparations are being made for the last great conflict. PK 605.1

The degree that will finally go forth against the remnant people of God will be very similar to that issued by Ahasuerus against the Jews. Today the enemies of the true church see in the little company keeping the Sabbath commandment, a Mordecai at the gate. The reverence of God’s people for His law is a constant rebuke to those who have cast off the fear of the Lord and are trampling on His Sabbath. PKJ 605.2

Satan will arouse indignation against the minority who refuse to accept popular customs and traditions. Men of positions and reputation will join with the lawless and the vile to take counsel against the people of God. Wealth, genius, education, will combine to cover them with contempt. Persecuting rulers, ministers, and church members will conspire against them. With voice and pen, by boasts, threats, and ridicule, they will seek to overthrow their faith. By false representations and angry appeals, men will stir up the passions of the people. Not having a thus saith the scriptures to bring against the advocates of the bible Sabbath, they will resort to oppressive enactments to supply the lack. To secure popularity and patronage, legislators will yield to the demands for Sunday laws. But those who fear God, cannot accept an institution that violates a precept of the Decalogue. On this battle field will be fought the last great conflict in the controversy between truth and error.

And we are not left in doubt as to the issue. Today, as in the days of Esther and Mordecai, the Lord will vindicate His truth and His people. PK-605.3

Taken from the book - Patriarch and Prophets, page 605.

The trying experiences that came to God’s people in the days of Esther were not peculiar to that age alone. The revelator, looking down the ages to the close of time, has declared, “The dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” Revelation 12:17. Some who today are living on the earth will see these words fulfilled. The same spirit that in ages past led men to persecute the true church, will in the future lead to the pursuance of a similar course toward those who maintain their loyalty to God. Even now preparations are being made for this last great conflict.

The decree that will finally go forth against the remnant people of God will be very similar to that issued by Ahasuerus against the Jews. Today the enemies of the true church see in the little company keeping the Sabbath commandment, a Mordecai at the gate. The reverence of God’s people for His law is a constant rebuke to those who have cast off the fear of the Lord and are trampling on His Sabbath.

Satan will arouse indignation against the minority who refuse to accept popular customs and traditions. Men of position and reputation will join with the lawless and the vile to take counsel against the people of God. Wealth, genius, education, will combine to cover them with contempt. Persecuting rulers, ministers, and church members will conspire against them. With voice and pen, by boasts, threats, and ridicule, they will seek to overthrow their faith. By false representations and angry appeals, men will stir up the passions of the people. Not having a “Thus saith the Scriptures” to bring against the advocates of the Bible Sabbath, they will resort to oppressive enactments to supply the lack. To secure popularity and patronage, legislators will yield to the demand for Sunday laws. But those who fear God, cannot accept an institution that violates a precept of the Decalogue. On this battlefield will be fought the last great conflict in the controversy between truth and error.

And we are not left in doubt as to the issue. Today, as in the days of Esther and Mordecai, the Lord will vindicate His truth and His people.

16

What are five main points to take away from the story of Esther?

1. That God has a plan for your life.
2. That people around you matter.
3. That God is Sovereign.
4. That God is always at work behind the scenes.
5. God has placed us where we are for a reason.

References

• Australian Union Esther Honor