Esther 8
Who did the
king give Haman's house to? v.1 _______________________
Who came
before the king? v.1 __________________________________
What had
Esther told the king about Mordecai? v.1 ___________________
What had the
king taken from Haman? v.2 __________________________
Who did the
king give his signet ring? v.2 ___________________________
Who did
Esther appoint over the house of Haman? v.2 _________________
In what
position did Esther plead with the king? v.3 ___________________
What was
Esther doing while she pleaded with the king? v.3 _____________
What did she
ask the king to do? v.3 _______________________________
What did the
king hold out toward Esther? v.4 ________________________
What did
Esther do? v.4 _________________________________________
If it pleased
the king what did Esther want revoked? v.5 ________________
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What couldn't
Esther endure seeing? v.6 ____________________________
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What did the
king tell Esther he had already done because Haman tried to
lay his hand
on the Jews? v.7 _____________________________________
Who did the
king tell to write a decree concerning the Jews? v.8 __________
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Whose name
was the decree to be written in? v.8 _____________________
How was the
decree to be sealed? v.8 ______________________________
Could anyone
revoke the decree? v.8 _______________________________
Who were
called to write? v.9 _____________________________________
When were the
king's scribes called? v.9 ____________________________
What did they
write? v.9 _________________________________________
Who did the
command go out to? v.9 ______________________________
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In what
language and script was it written? v.9 _______________________
Whose name
was the command written in? v.10 ______________________
What was the
command sealed with? b.10 ___________________________
How were the
letters sent? v.10 ___________________________________
What kind of animals
were to be ridden? v.10 ________________________
What were the
Jews permitted to do? v.11 ___________________________
What was to
be done to those who would assault them? v.11 ____________
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What day were
the Jews permitted to protect their lives and kill those who
would assault
them. v. 12 _______________________________________
Why was the
decree sent out to every province and to all people? v.13 ____
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In what
manner did the couriers go out? v.14 ________________________
What was
their motivation? v.14 ___________________________________
Where else
was the decree given? v.14 _____________________________
When Mordecai
went out from the king's presence what color apparel did he
wear? v.15
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What was
Mordecai's crown made of? v.15 ___________________________
What colors
were his other garment? v.15 ___________________________
What did the
city of Shushan do when they saw Mordecai? v.15 __________
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How did the
Jews feel? v. 16 ______________________________________
What was the
response of the Jews everywhere in the kingdom that the
king's
command came? v.17 ______________________________________
What did many
of the people of the land do? v.17 _____________________
Why did they
become Jews? v.17 __________________________________