Changed Pages 277–279 King Xerxes sent commissioners throughout the kingdom to find beautiful girls for his harem so he could pick a new queen from among them. They found Mordecai’s cousin, Hadassah, who also went by a local name, Esther. (a) What happened to change Esther’s life (Esther 2:5–10)? (b) What have you learned about Esther so far? (c) What might have been some reasons Mordecai forbade Esther to reveal she was Jewish (2:10)? Esther was now in the king’s and would soon be one of his many concubines, having a status lower than a wife. Yet she had a chance to be elevated to a queen. (a) How might Esther have felt about this drastic change in life? (b) Have you ever had an unexpected life-changing event? If so, describe your feelings at the time. What happened to Esther (Esther 2:15–17)?
Changed Pages 277–279 King Xerxes sent commissioners throughout the kingdom to find beautiful girls for his harem so he could pick a new queen from among them. They found Mordecai’s cousin, Hadassah, who also went by a local name, Esther. (a) What happened to change Esther’s life (Esther 2:5–10)? (b) What have you learned about Esther so far? (c) What might have been some reasons Mordecai forbade Esther to reveal she was Jewish (2:10)? Esther was now in the king’s and would soon be one of his many concubines, having a status lower than a wife. Yet she had a chance to be elevated to a queen. (a) How might Esther have felt about this drastic change in life? (b) Have you ever had an unexpected life-changing event? If so, describe your feelings at the time. What happened to Esther (Esther 2:15–17)?
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