Esther - Lesson Two - Day 2

DAY TWO: A Providential Arrangement

Please carefully read Esther 2:5-9 and answer the following questions.

1.  First, we are introduced to one of our main characters, Mordecai.  What are some things that we read of his historical and family background (vv. 5, 6)?

NOTE:  Mordecai actually has three meanings:  “dedicated to Mars;” “a little man;” or “bitter bruising.”[vi]  Carried away literally means “to strip bare and carry away by force,” and is often used to describe being shamed.[vii]

2.  Next we meet the amazing young woman that is the focus of this book, Esther.  What was her original name, and what else do we learn about her in v. 7?

NOTE: As we read in the Introduction, Hadassah meant “myrtle,” and her Persian name Esther