SwordPlay - S3E7 (ep. 70) - Esther 6-10

Chapter 6 Summary and Questions:

- Should the king’s insomnia be seen as an act of divine guidance which leads to the reading of the chronicles? (6:1)

- Did Haman’s wife & friends not know that Mordecai was a Jew before their declaration of Haman’s inability to succeed against him? (6.13; cf. 5.13)

Chapter 7 Summary and Questions:

- Was Esther’s hidden Jewish identity key to the Jew’s salvation? (7:3)

- Does the king really not remember agreeing to Haman’s plot? (7:5; 3:10-11)

Chapter 8 Summary and Questions:

- Why is it important to know that Haman was the son of Hammedatha? (8:5; 3:1, 10)

- Which people in their right mind would still attack the Jews after this new edict had been decreed? Shouldn’t this eliminate the potential for any conflict? (8:11)

- How would people become Jews? That seems stronger than the language of being a proselyte. (8:17)

Chapter 9 Summary and Questions:

- Why did the Jews not take any plunder after killing their enemies? (9:10, 15, 16)

- Why was the author so concerned about the feast of Purim fading from their memory? (9:28)

Chapter 10 Summary and Questions:

- Do we have the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? (10:2)

- Why was it important to note that Mordecai rose to be second in command? (10:3)

- Does the Church have authority to prescribe festival days/holy days? (see 9.29, “gave full written authority”)

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