Queen Esther & Purim Deliverance Quiz
Such a time as this: Mordecais faith, Hamans gallows, and the Purim triumph. Practice interactive Scripture questions with answers, explanations, a...
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Queen Esther & Purim Deliverance Quiz: Scripture Study & Explanations
The Book of Esther unveils the invisible, sovereign hand of God orchestrating deliverance for His covenant people. Through Mordecai's courage and Queen Esther's daring faith "for such a time as this," an entire nation was rescued from annihilation.
Quiz Study Sheet: Questions, Answers & Scripture Explanations
Q1.What was Esther's original Hebrew name before she became queen of Persia?
Scriptural Explanation: Esther 2:7 - 'And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother.'
Q2.What stirring challenge did Mordecai send to Queen Esther to prompt her intercession before the king?
Scriptural Explanation: Esther 4:14 - 'Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?'
Q3.For how many days did Esther request all Jews in Susa to fast before she approached the king?
Scriptural Explanation: Esther 4:16 - 'Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise.'
Q4.What was the height of the gallows that Haman built for Mordecai, upon which Haman was hanged?
Scriptural Explanation: Esther 5:14, 7:10 - 'Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high... So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.'
Q5.What annual Jewish festival was instituted to celebrate the deliverance commemorated in the Book of Esther?
Scriptural Explanation: Esther 9:26 - 'Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur.'
Q6.Who was the Persian monarch who chose Esther to be his queen after deposing Queen Vashti?
Scriptural Explanation: Esther 2:17 - 'The king loved Esther more than all the other women... so that he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.'
Q7.From which tribe of Israel was Mordecai descended?
Scriptural Explanation: Esther 2:5 - 'In Shushan the citadel there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai... a Benjamite.'
Q8.What was Esther's original Hebrew name before her Persian name was adopted?
Scriptural Explanation: Esther 2:7 - 'And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had neither father nor mother.'
Q9.How high was the gallows that Haman erected to hang Mordecai upon?
Scriptural Explanation: Esther 5:14 - 'Let a gallows be made, fifty cubits high... and tomorrow suggest to the king that Mordecai be hanged on it.'
Q10.What annual Jewish feast was instituted to commemorate the deliverance of God's people from Haman's plot?
Scriptural Explanation: Esther 9:26 - 'So they called these days Purim, after the name Pur.'
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