Esther Complete Bible Quiz — Chapters 1 to 10 Flashcards

#1

In what city did King Ahasuerus hold his great feast at the beginning of the book?

📖 Esther 1:2

#2

What did King Ahasuerus command Queen Vashti to do during his feast?

📖 Esther 1:11

#3

Why did Queen Vashti refuse to come before King Ahasuerus?

📖 Esther 1:12

#4

Who was Esther's guardian and relative?

📖 Esther 2:7

#5

What was Esther's Hebrew name before she became queen?

📖 Esther 2:7

#6

How long did Esther undergo beauty treatments before meeting King Ahasuerus?

📖 Esther 2:12

#7

What did Mordecai discover while sitting at the king's gate?

📖 Esther 2:21

#8

What position did King Ahasuerus give to Haman?

📖 Esther 3:1

#2

Display her beauty before the men

The king commanded Vashti to come and display her beauty before the men of the kingdom, as recorded in Esther 1:11.

Esther 1:11

#1

Susa

King Ahasuerus held his royal feast in Susa, the capital city of the Persian Empire, as mentioned in Esther 1:2.

Esther 1:2

#4

Mordecai

Mordecai was Esther's cousin and guardian who raised her in his home after her parents died, as stated in Esther 2:7.

Esther 2:7

#3

The book does not explicitly state her reason

The book of Esther does not provide Vashti's reason for refusing the king's command; it only records that she refused (Esther 1:12).

Esther 1:12

#6

One year

Esther underwent beauty treatments for twelve months—six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics—as described in Esther 2:12.

Esther 2:12

#5

Hadassah

Esther's Hebrew name was Hadassah, which means 'myrtle tree,' as recorded in Esther 2:7.

Esther 2:7

#8

Prime minister or highest official

King Ahasuerus elevated Haman to a position above all the other nobles, giving him honor and making him his prime minister, as stated in Esther 3:1.

Esther 3:1

#7

A conspiracy by two eunuchs to assassinate the king

Mordecai discovered a plot by Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, to assassinate King Ahasuerus, as recorded in Esther 2:21.

Esther 2:21

#9

Why did Mordecai refuse to bow down to Haman?

📖 Esther 3:1-5

#10

What decree did Haman convince King Ahasuerus to issue?

📖 Esther 3:13

#11

What was the name of the month set for the execution of the decree against the Jews?

📖 Esther 3:13

#12

How did Mordecai respond when he learned of Haman's decree?

📖 Esther 4:1

#13

What did Mordecai ask Esther to do regarding the king?

📖 Esther 4:8

#14

What risk did Esther face if she went to the king unbidden?

📖 Esther 4:11

#15

What did Esther ask the Jewish community to do before she approached the king?

📖 Esther 4:16

#16

What did the king do when Esther appeared before him unbidden?

📖 Esther 5:1-2

#10

The destruction, killing, and annihilation of all Jews

Haman persuaded the king to issue a decree to destroy, kill, and annihilate all Jews throughout the kingdom on a single day, as described in Esther 3:13.

Esther 3:13

#9

Haman was of Amalekite descent, an enemy of the Jews

Mordecai refused to bow to Haman because Haman was an Agagite (descendant of the Amalekites), who were historical enemies of the Jewish people, as indicated in Esther 3:1-5.

Esther 3:1-5

#12

He tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes

When Mordecai learned of the decree, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went through the city wailing loudly, as described in Esther 4:1.

Esther 4:1

#11

Adar

The month of Adar was designated for the destruction of the Jews, as stated in Esther 3:13.

Esther 3:13

#14

Anyone who approached the king without being summoned could be put to death

According to Persian law, anyone who approached the king in the inner court without being summoned would be put to death, unless the king extended his golden scepter, as explained in Esther 4:11.

Esther 4:11

#13

Go to the king and beg for mercy for her people

Mordecai told Esther to go to the king and implore him and plead with him for her people, the Jews, as stated in Esther 4:8.

Esther 4:8

#16

He extended his golden scepter to her, sparing her life

When Esther appeared before King Ahasuerus in the inner court without being summoned, the king was pleased and extended his golden scepter to her, which saved her life, as described in Esther 5:1-2.

Esther 5:1-2

#15

Fast for three days and nights

Esther asked all the Jews in Susa to fast for her—not to eat or drink for three days and nights—before she went to the king, as stated in Esther 4:16.

Esther 4:16

#17

When Haman learned that Mordecai would not bow to him, what did he plan to do?

📖 Esther 5:14

#18

What did the king discover when he consulted the records of his reign?

📖 Esther 6:1-2

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#18

That Mordecai had exposed the conspiracy of Bigthana and Teresh

The king read in the records that Mordecai had informed him of the conspiracy of Bigthana and Teresh, the two eunuchs who had plotted to assassinate the king, as stated in Esther 6:1-2.

Esther 6:1-2

#17

Have a gallows built to hang Mordecai and petition the king to allow it

Haman had a gallows (or stake) built and planned to ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it, as recorded in Esther 5:14.

Esther 5:14

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