A Royal Mess – Esther 1

 

1. Have you ever found yourself in a mess/didn’t know what to do?         If so, describe the situation.

 

2. Does your translation say King Ahasuerus was on the throne or does it say someone else? If someone different, what is his name?

 
      3.   In the third year of his reign, what did he give?

     Who was it for?

     What did he display?

     How long did it last?

     Did he give more than one?                   If so, who was it for?

 

4. In verses 6-8, what are the details we learn(ed) about what he gave?

 

5. Who else gave something / for who?

 

6. What happened on the 7^th day?                What condition was the King’s heart in?

 

7. How did the queen respond?                       How then did the King respond?

 

8. What question did he ask of those who knew law and justice and were close to him?

 

9. Who all do you turn to when you find yourself in a mess?

 

10. What was there response?

 

11. What do the men with the answer say will be the response to the king’s edict?

 

12. Did the king that their advice?

 

13. It’s one thing to seek someone’s advice/another thing to take it?

              Have you ever sought counsel and then not heeded?
              If so, why?
              Have you ever received it, heeded and then regretted you acted on it? If so why?