These short chapters are the action packed heart of the story of Esther. If you are using these notes with a group you may like to read the passage out loud with different people taking the roles of: Xerxes, Esther, Haman, Haman's wife and friends, Harboria.
Q: Can you make a list of the coincidences (and ironies) that occur in this chapter?
Q: Are coincidences always a sign of God's working? (You may like to think of Biblical stories coincidences that became opportunities for wrong or worked as tests or temptations)
Q: What could our church, as the people of God, learn from these chapters of Esther?
Q: Esther is wise of speech - in our recent series on Proverbs we looked at how wisdom is marked by wise, skilled, shrewd speech and foolishness by boasting with many words. Take some time to consider what we learnt in the study on Proverbs | Words
Q: God gives us great opportunities to serve him each day. We may not be Queens saving a people from genocide but we are often called to have the courage of faith that Esther had. What opportunities are before you today that will require your own faith and courage?
Q: How would we shape our prayers about our lives and our church as a result of reading these chapters?
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