One Night With The King

The characters

Synopsis

(5:1 - 5:4) Esther approaches the king, unsummoned
(5:4 - 5:7) Esther hosts banquet #1
(7:1 - 7:6) Esther hosts banquet #2, and reveals her secret to the king
(7:7 - 7:10) Haman taunts and assaults Esther, and is hanged
(8:1 - 8:2) Mordecai becomes Prime Minister
(8:9 - 8:14) Mordecai issues edict for the Jews to defend themselves
(9:20 - 9:32) Purim becomes a festival of remembrance

Introduction (15 min)

Opening prayer
Read Esther 5:1-7 and 7:1 - 9:19
Chapter E or 16 (Catholic Bible) has the text of the Mordecai's edict for the Jews to ignore the previous edict, and defend themselves.

Film (17 min)

Discussion questions (15 min)

Esther invites Haman to a banquet - twice (5:4, 5:7) - taking Proverbs 25:21 (and Romans 12:20) literally. Do we treat our enemies this way?
Edict #2 instructs the Jews to ignore edict #1. How many times have we sent messages, then sought to undo them? Do these situations exist in the church today?

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