MIDDLE CHILDREN Passage: Esther 5:1-7 Tell the children, are to read a story today about Queen Esther. We “We need to find out what Queen Esther did to show respect for her husband, the King. Now listen to the passage I am going to read you about how Queen Esther showed her husband respect.” Read the passage to the children. Have them follow in their Bibles. After you are finished reading, ask the following questions: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS [Middle Children] What was the first thing that you noticed that Queen Esther did to show her husband that she respected him? She put on her royal robes. She showed respect for him by the way that she dressed. When Queen Esther goes before the king, what does she do? Does she speak out loud, or does she wait for the King to notice her? Why do you think she did that? She waited for the King to notice her because it was rude to demand that the King notice a person by speaking out loud. When Queen Esther talked to the King, what did you notice about how she talked to him? Do you remember what she said? She talked to him in a very respectful way by saying, it pleases the king....” “If What do you think you would have said if the King offered you half of the kingdom? What did Queen Esther say? She asked him to come to a banquet. Why do you think she invited the king to a banquet? Because she wanted to show him respect so that he would be more willing to grant her the request she was going to make. After honoring the king once with a banquet, what did she do? She invited him to another banquet. Why do you think it was so important to show the King so much respect? Because he had a very high position. Show the children the words that go with your passage. Say, are the words we “These want to share with the rest of the children. We want to share with them what we learned about Esther and how she showed respect.” ESTHER spoke with respect to her husband. gave a banquet in her husband’s honor.
MIDDLE CHILDREN Passage: Esther 5:1-7 Tell the children, “We are to read a story today about Queen Esther. We need to find out what Queen Esther did to show respect for her husband, the King. Now listen to the passage I am going to read you about how Queen Esther showed her husband respect.” Read the passage to the children. Have them follow in their Bibles. After you are finished reading, ask the following questions: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS [Middle Children] What was the first thing that you noticed that Queen Esther did to show her husband that she respected him? She put on her royal robes. She showed respect for him by the way that she dressed. When Queen Esther goes before the king, what does she do? Does she speak out loud, or does she wait for the King to notice her? Why do you think she did that? She waited for the King to notice her because it was rude to demand that the King notice a person by speaking out loud. When Queen Esther talked to the King, what did you notice about how she talked to him? Do you remember what she said? She talked to him in a very respectful way by saying, “If it pleases the king....” What do you think you would have said if the King offered you half of the kingdom? What did Queen Esther say? She asked him to come to a banquet. Why do you think she invited the king to a banquet? Because she wanted to show him respect so that he would be more willing to grant her the request she was going to make. After honoring the king once with a banquet, what did she do? She invited him to another banquet. Why do you think it was so important to show the King so much respect? Because he had a very high position. Show the children the words that go with your passage. Say, “These are the words we want to share with the rest of the children. We want to share with them what we learned about Esther and how she showed respect.” ESTHER spoke with respect to her husband. gave a banquet in her husband’s honor.
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