The Queen Who Saved Her People
Esther
3–10
Memory Verse:
“If God be for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31.
Theme:
Crisis over worship,
who will we obey?
Jesus
Opening: Matthew 4:10 – Satan tried to make Jesus “bow down” and
worship him.
Haman’s Promotion
- King Ahasuerus promotes Haman above all the princes
- king’s commandment to bow to Haman (Esther 3:2)
- all king’s servants bow and reverence Haman
- Mordecai bows not
- “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of
things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” Philippians
2:10
- king’s servant’s question Mordecai
“Why
transgressest thou the king’s commandment?”
- daily king’s servant’s taunt Mordecai
- Mordecai doesn’t change
- king’s servants tell Haman
- Now Haman see that Mordecai bows NOT
- Haman full of wrath
- Application: Devil is wroth with the woman
(Revelation 12:17)
Haman’s Plot Against Mordecai
- Haman’s finds the cause: Mordecai is a Jew!
- Scheme: Kill all the Jews!
- Why? “neither keep they the king’s laws” (Esther 3:8)
- Haman brings plan before King Ahasuerus
- “If it please the king, let it be written that they may
be destroyed” (Esther 3:9)
- I will pay 10,000 talents of silver to those who have
charge of the business
- Kings agrees
- Gives Haman his ring (makes law of Medes and Persians
so it cannot be changed)
- Gives silver
- copy of “commandment” (degree) published unto all
people
Troubled Jews
- Mordecai’s reaction
- rends clothes
- bitter cry
- came before king’s gate
- Jews throughout kingdom
- great mourning
- fasting
Esther Champions the Cause of Her People
- Esther’s maids tell her about Mordecai
- Esther sends clothes for calls Mordecai but he receives
it not
-Esther calls Hatach to find out what’s wrong with Mordecai
- Mordecai tells of degree
- Mordecai give Hatach copy of the degree in writing
- Mordecai sends word to Esther to go in to king
- Hatach takes word from Esther back to Mordecai
- Can’t go “un-invited” before the king
- Mordecai send word back to Esther
- “Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for
such a time as this?” Esther 4:14
- Fasting and prayer
Esther Before the King
- Esther puts on royal apparel
- Stands in inner court of King’s house
- king saw Esther standing in court
- obtained favor in his sight
- held out golden scepter
- Esther draws near and touches top of scepter
- King asks Esther of her request (Esther 5:3)
Esther Gives Banquets
- Invites the king and Haman to banquet this day
- At the first banquet,
- kings asks again
- “What is thy petition? And it shall be granted
thee” (Esther 5:6)
- Esther requests king and Haman to come again tomorrow
- Haman leaves joyful
- Mordecai stood not up, nor moved for him (Esther 5:9)
- Haman full of indignation against Mordecai
- at home, calls friends and Zeresh, his wife
- tells of banquet with king and queen
- tells of disgust with Mordecai
- Gallows made
- King cannot sleep
- book of chronicles read
- deeds of Mordecai read in saving king’s life
- Haman lingering in court to talk to king about hanging
Mordecai on gallows
- king asks who is in court
- Haman comes before king
- king asks Haman what should be done to he whom
the king delighteth to honor
- Haman’s answer: (Esther 6:8)
- Haman commanded to give honor to Mordecai
- Haman goes home mourning
- King’s chamberlain brings Haman to banquet (Esther
6:14)
- Second banquet
- Esther’s request (Esther 7:3, 4)
- “Who is he and where is he, that durst presume in
his heart to do so?” (Esther 7:5)
- “The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman.”
- king is angry and goes out into palace garden
- Haman arises to plead for his life before Esther
- Haman hung on gallows
Esther Gives Banquets
- Esther falls down before king a
- pleads for him to put away mischief Haman planned
against Jews
- tears
- king holds out golden scepter
- Esther arises and stand before king
- Esther write another degree
- sealed with king’s ring
Appeal
Do you want to be like Esther and Mordecai and stand for God’s
true worship? (see Rev. 12:17 and 1
Peter 3:15)
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