Esther 11&12

Meditation Verse for  Book of Esther Chapter 11&12:

In Chapter 11, Here we see the same dream that Mordecai had. God has always used dreams as a means of speaking to people (Joseph/ Nebuchadnezzar/  Pharaoh/ Daniel/ Joseph)

A number of captives = those who were taken captive, and did not return to Judah with those who returned from captivity. Because of their success, their neighbors envied them. Here we see Mordecai's success in the king's palace.

The nation of the just = the Jewish people. They were the only people who knew God at that time, in the midst of a pagan global atmosphere that did not know God. 

Voices, confusion and thunder = Haman’s plot to annihilate the people. 

the humble were exalted = the weak, simple, captive Jews.

In Chapter 12: Here we see the details of the plot hatched by Bagthan and Teresh (Esther 2:21-23). Haman was angry when Mordecai revealed this plot and crucified the two men. Which led some commentators to say that the original plotter was Haman, and these two men were his men. 

Complete the verse: “Deliver me, O Lord, from the ______ men; ______ me from the violent men”.  ( Psalm 140:1)

(a)  

Mordecai was from the tribe of _____

• Ruben
  

• Jesse

  
  

• Benjamin 

Mordecai was a Jewish man who lived in the city of ____

• Jerusalem
  

• Susa

  
  

• Judah 

 Mordecai was one of a number of captives whom _____ king of Babylon had carried away from Jerusalem

• Ahasuerus

• Ptolemy

  
  

• Nebuchadnezzar

  
  

____ saw in this dream what God had determined to do

• Esther 

  
  

• Mordecai

  
  

• The king

  
  

Fill-in-the-blank:

They cried out to ______ and from the their loud crying, a little fountain grew into a very great _____

(a)  

The light and the sun rose up and the ______ were exalted

• humble
  

• strong

• rich

True or False:

When he awoke he had in his mind and sought about the dream all day to understand every detail 

• True

• False

True or False: 

In the dream of Mordecai, the two great dragons were making preparations against one another for battle and ready to fight against the nation of the righteous

• True

• False

In Mordecai dream, the nation of the just was _____, fearing their own evils

• disturbed

  
  

• not

  
  

• prepared