The Book of Esther — Hard Bible Trivia Flashcards

#1

What specific crime was Vashti accused of committing, according to the nobles and princes of Persia?

📖 Esther 1:12-17

#2

How many days did the search for a new queen take, and what was the beauty treatment that the candidates received?

📖 Esther 2:12

#3

What was the relationship between Mordecai and Esther, and what was Esther's original name?

📖 Esther 2:7

#4

What eunuch was responsible for Esther's care, and what special favor did Esther gain from him?

📖 Esther 2:8-9,15

#5

What plot against the king did Mordecai discover, and which officials were involved?

📖 Esther 2:21-23

#6

In what month of the Hebrew calendar did Haman cast the pur (lot) to determine the day of destruction, and how far in advance was this?

📖 Esther 3:7

#7

How much money did Haman offer to pay the king's treasury to destroy the Jewish people, and in what form was this payment described?

📖 Esther 3:9

#8

What specific test of courage did Esther perform to approach the king without being summoned, and what was the penalty for doing so?

📖 Esther 4:11,5:1-2

#2

Twelve months of beautification with oils of myrrh and perfumes

Each candidate underwent twelve months of beauty treatments, consisting of six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics for women (Esther 2:12).

Esther 2:12

#1

Refusing the king's command to appear before him at the banquet

Vashti refused to come when King Ahasuerus commanded her to appear before the banquet guests, which the nobles interpreted as an act of disobedience that could inspire other wives to disrespect their husbands (Esther 1:12, 16-17).

Esther 1:12-17

#4

Hegai; he provided her with cosmetics and food, and gave her the best place in the harem

Hegai was the eunuch in charge of the women, and he showed favor to Esther by providing her with cosmetics, food, and the seven best attendants in the harem (Esther 2:8-9, 15).

Esther 2:8-9,15

#3

Cousin; Hadassah

Mordecai was Esther's cousin who raised her, and her birth name was Hadassah, which means myrtle in Hebrew (Esther 2:7).

Esther 2:7

#6

Nisan; eleven months in advance

In the first month, Nisan, Haman cast the pur to determine a day in the twelfth month, Adar, which was eleven months away (Esther 3:7).

Esther 3:7

#5

An assassination plot by Bigthan and Teresh, the king's doorkeepers

Mordecai discovered that Bigthan and Teresh, who guarded the entrance to the king's private quarters, were plotting to assassinate King Ahasuerus (Esther 2:21-23).

Esther 2:21-23

#8

She entered the inner court of the king's palace; anyone who approached without being summoned could be put to death

Esther approached the king by entering his inner court without being summoned, risking death, as the law stated that anyone who approached the king in the inner court without being called would be put to death unless the king extended his golden scepter (Esther 4:11, 5:1-2).

Esther 4:11,5:1-2

#7

Ten thousand talents of silver

Haman offered to pay ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to cover the cost of destroying the Jews (Esther 3:9).

Esther 3:9

#9

What did Haman do during the night after his first banquet with the king and Esther, and what prompted this action?

📖 Esther 5:10-14

#10

On what night did the king have trouble sleeping, and what specific record did he have read to him that led to discovering Mordecai's unrewarded deed?

📖 Esther 6:1

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#10

The night after Esther's second banquet; the book of the records of the chronicles

On the night after Esther's second banquet, the king could not sleep and had the book of the records of the chronicles read to him, which led to the discovery that Mordecai had saved his life by reporting the assassination plot (Esther 6:1).

Esther 6:1

#9

He consulted with his wife Zeresh and his friends about how to deal with Mordecai

After the first banquet, Haman went home and consulted with his wife Zeresh and his friends, and they advised him to have a gallows built; this consultation happened before he actually built the gallows (Esther 5:10-14).

Esther 5:10-14

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