Deep Roots Unit 15: Esther

God is __________________________ and sovereign.

• omniscient

• omnipresent

• omnipotent

• omnimax

Why did Haman want to destroy all the Jews?

• He wanted to destroy the Jews because they had stolen his money.

• He wanted to destroy the Jews because Esther was a Jew, and Haman did not want her to be queen.

• He wanted to destroy the Jews because Mordecai would not bow down to him, so he hated Mordecai and his people.

• . He wanted to destroy the Jews because they had taken control of the Persian Empire.

________________________ saying and doing the right thing regardless of how other people might respond.

• Eagerness

• Boldness

• Bravery

• Brazenness

Haman hated Mordecai, so he issued a decree, with the king’s permission, to have all the Jews ________________ .

• banished

• tortured

• destroyed

• imprisoned

An unknown power that causes predetermined, unavoidable events in a person’s life is known as ___________.

• chance

• circumstance

• destination

• fate

Why was Esther afraid to approach King Ahasuerus uninvited?

• She was afraid because the penalty for approaching the king without being called was death.

• She was afraid because she had never met the king before.

• She was afraid because if she approached the king, he might decide to make her queen.

• She was afraid because the king hated her.

___________________________ is everywhere present at the same time.

• Omniscient

• Sovereign

• Omnipresent

• Pervasive

What is a good response if someone said that the seeming coincidences in the book of Esther were a result of fate or chance?

• Many unusual and unexpected things happen in the book of Esther so calling it fate is just silly.

• God possesses unlimited power and control over all of nature and history. He is NOT unknown. God was working through the events in the book of Esther to save the Jewish nation.

• God was not really involved with the events in the book of Esther.

• The events in the book of Esther were, most likely, simply coincidence and not a part of God's sovereign plan to save the Jewish people from being destroyed.

Being _____________________ is possessing supreme power and authority over all

• King

• bold

• Omnipresent

• Sovereign

Ahasuerus (Xerxes) was reminded of the time when Mordecai saved his life, so he decided to _______________ Mordecai.

• exile

• pay

• honor

• sing to