Esther Bible quiz · 10 questions
How well do you know Esther?
Pick an answer, then see the verse that settles it.
Which queen refused to come when the king called her?
Esther · Vashti · Jezebel
Answer
Vashti. Esther 1:12: “But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command delivered by the eunuchs. The king became furious, and his anger burned within him.” Read it
Who raised Esther after her parents died?
Hegai, the king’s servant · Her cousin Mordecai · Haman
Answer
Her cousin Mordecai. Esther 2:7: “He was bringing up Hadassah, that is, Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a lovely figure and was beautiful to look at, and when her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.” Read it
What was Esther’s other name?
Hadassah · Huldah · Hannah
Answer
Hadassah. Esther 2:7: “He was bringing up Hadassah, that is, Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a lovely figure and was beautiful to look at, and when her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.” Read it
Who would not bow down to Haman?
Esther · The king’s guards · Mordecai
Answer
Mordecai. Esther 3:2: “All the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate knelt down and bowed low to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or bow low.” Read it
How did Haman choose the day to destroy the Jews?
By casting lots · By reading the stars · By a dream
Answer
By casting lots. Esther 3:7: “In the first month, the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast pur, that is, the lot, in the presence of Haman, day after day and month after month, and the lot fell on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.” Read it
Who told Esther she may have come into royal power “for a time like this”?
The king · Her maids · Mordecai
Answer
Mordecai. Esther 4:13-14: “Mordecai had this answer taken back to Esther: “Do not tell yourself that being in the king’s house means you will escape when all the other Jews do not. For if you insist on keeping silent at this time, relief and rescue will come for the Jews from somewhere else, but you and your father’s household will perish. And who knows whether it was for a time like this that you came into royal power?”” Read it
What did Esther ask the Jews of Susa to do for three days?
Hide in their homes · Leave the city · Fast for her
Answer
Fast for her. Esther 4:16: ““Go and bring together all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast on my behalf. Take no food or drink for three days, night and day. My maids and I will fast the same way. After that I will go in to the king, which is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.”” Read it
What did the king hold out when Esther came to him uninvited?
His golden scepter · His signet ring · A cup of wine
Answer
His golden scepter. Esther 5:2: “When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won his favor, and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near and touched the tip of the scepter.” Read it
What did the king have read to him on a night he could not sleep?
A letter from Haman · The book of records · The law of Moses
Answer
The book of records. Esther 6:1: “That night the king could not sleep, so he gave orders to bring the book of records, the annals, and they were read to the king.” Read it
What feast did the Jews keep to remember these days?
Tabernacles · Purim · Passover
Answer
Purim. Esther 9:26: “That is why these days are called Purim, from the word pur. So because of everything written in this letter, and because of what they had seen concerning this matter and what had happened to them…” Read it
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