Esther Chapter 4

Esther Chapter 4

1.  What did Mordecai do when he learned about what had been decreed by the king against all of the Jews? vs. 1 - Name 4 things - 1)rent his clothes
2)put on sackcloth with ashes
3)went out into the midst of the city
4) cried with a loud and a bitter cry

2.  He went as far as the king's gate, but did not enter it.  Why not? vs. 2 You could not  enter  the kings gate  in sackcloth and ashes.

3.  How were the Jews in every province reacting when they heard the command and decree of the king that they would be destroyed? vs. 3 - Name 5 things - 1) great mourning 
2)fasting
3)weeping
4) wailing;
5) lay in sackcloth and ashes

4.  What did Esther do when her maiden and her eunuchs told her the news? vs. 4a exceedingly grieve

5.  What did she send to Mordecai and how did he respond? vs. 4b  raiment to clothe

6.  Esther summoned one of the king's eunuchs that had been appointed to attend her.  What was his name? vs. 5 Hatach

7.  What did Esther order him to do concerning Mordecai? vs. 5 to know what it was, and why it was.

8.  Hathach went out to Mordecai to the city square in front of the king's gate and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the destruction of the Jews. (vs.6,7) ... What did he give him a copy of to show Esther to inform her? vs. 8a the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan

9.  What did Mordecai want Esther to do concerning it? vs. 8b  she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.

10.  Hathach came back and told Esther what Mordecai had said.  What did Esther order him to say back to him? All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death,
 What did she risk if she went before the king without being summoned? vs. 11 death

11.  What would show that the person coming before the king would not be put to death? vs. 11 the king shall hold out the golden sceptre

12.  How long had it been since the king had summoned Esther? vs. 11 30 days

13.  They told Esther what Mordecai wanted her to do. (vs.12)  What warning did Mordecai send back to her? vs. 13  Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews

14.  If she chose to remain silent at this time, what did Mordecai still believe would happen for the Jewish people? vs. 14a For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place

15.  What question did Mordecai want Esther to consider? vs. 14b but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

16.  When Esther heard this message, she sent a reply to Mordecai, asking that he assemble all the Jews found in Susa to go on a fast for her.  How many days were they to not eat or drink?  vs. 15a 3 days and 3 nights.

17.  What would Esther and her maidens do as well? vs. 15b They would fasted also.

18.  After 3 days of fasting (and assumed prayer), she would go to the king even though it was against the law.  What was her brave statement? vs. 16  so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish

19.  How did Mordecai respond to her request? vs. 17 all that Esther had commanded him

Application:

20.  Esther feared facing the king without being summoned for it could mean instant death to her.  We are told in the Bible that no man can look upon God and live.  We would have the same thing happen to us if we tried to access the throne of God without His Scepter of favor welcoming us.  Sin cannot be in the presence of God, but if we come through Jesus, we come in His righteousness.  Jesus is our Scepter of Favor to draw near to the throne of God.  Comment on the following Scriptures:

• Exodus 33:19,20 -
• John 1:18 -
• 1 Timothy 6:15,16 -
• John 14:6 -
• 2 Corinthians 5:21 -
• Hebrews 4:16 -
• Hebrews 10:19 -
• Titus 3:4-7 -

21.  Mordecai wanted Esther to realize that her coming from being a Jewish orphan to the Queen of Persia could be her purpose to be used to save her people... "for such a time as this."... Do we realize the same thing about our individual lives?  God had a purpose for our family, our location, and every circumstance we find ourselves in.  Even when times are dark and uncertain, we can know that God is going to use us if we are willing to be His Ambassador on His Mission.  Comment on the following Scriptures:

• Ecclesiastes 3:1 -
• Psalm 139:15,16 -
• Ephesians 2:10 -
• Matthew 28:18-20 -
• John 17:15-18
• Acts 1:8 -
• Galatians 2:20 -
• Colossians 4:5 -
• 1 Peter 2:9 -
• Titus 2:11-14 -
• Romans 8:28 -
• Romans 10:14 -
• 2 Corinthians 5:20 -
• 1 Thessalonians 2:4 -
• 2 Corinthians 6:1,2 -

22.  Esther asked that the Jews gather to fast for her.  Fasting always involved prayer although the word prayer is not mentioned.  That would be the purpose for it.  On the 3rd day, she would go to the king and hope he would extend the golden scepter to her.  She would ask that her people be saved.  Her resolve was ... "If I perish, I perish." ... This is the point we must come to; where we are willing to abandon it all, including our lives for the sake of the Gospel.  The world is full of people who are still under a death sentence and they need a Savior.  Will we risk our comforts and safety to tell them how to be saved for eternity?

• Luke 9:23-25 -
• Acts 20:24 -
• 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 -
• 2 Corinthians 5:14,15 -
• Galatians 2:20 -
• Galatians 5:24 -
• Philippians 1:21 -
• I John 3:16 -

23. Mordecai obviously knew the promises of God from the Old Covenant of the Law of Moses for God promised there would always be a nation.  He told Esther that if she did not step forward and seize the moment, deliverance for the Jews would arise from another place.  This is true for us in our gifts and callings as well.  God will move forward calling His followers and bringing His plan of the ages, but we have the opportunity in our sphere of time and location to be co-workers with Him for the sake of the Gospel; we can even hasten His coming by working with Him in the fields that are white for harvest!  Who is in?  I know I want to be!

• 2 Corinthians 6:2 -
• John 6:37-39 -
• John 10:27,28 -
• 2 Timothy 4:5 -
• 1 Corinthians 3:9 -
• 2 Corinthians 6:1 -
• Luke 10:2 -
• John 4:35 -
• Matthew 24:14 -
• 2 Peter 3:12 -
• 1 Thessalonians 2:19,20 -

24.  Summarize this lesson and post a prayer if you would like.

Then entered the bad guy of the story, Haman, who was promoted far beyond his level of competence, and it all went to his head. Haman got the king to order all to bow to him, but there was one man who refused to do so, Mordecai the Jew.  This refusal angered Haman so much that he not only wanted Mordecai put to death, but the entire Jewish race!  He tricked Ahasuerus into ordering the death of the Jewish people, resulting in confusion throughout the city.  When Mordecai read the order of the king to exterminate the Jews, he immediately went into mourning with sackcloth and ashes.

It dawned on Mordecai that perhaps God was at work through all of this, and had elevated his cousin to the place where she was “for such a time as this,” and perhaps she could convince the king to stop this slaughter. She took a bold step of faith and went before the King unbidden, yet he pardoned her rather than having her put to death for her trespass. She had an unusual request of the king, for him and Haman to come to a feast she had prepared. Ahasuerus knew something else was up, though, and that Esther wouldn’t have risked her life unless it was for a crucial reason. 

chapter 3 of Esther

Esther Chapter 3

1.  Who did King Ahasuerus promote to be over all his princes with him? vs. 1 Haman

2.  Haman was a descendant of Agag.  Who was that person in Israel's history?  Comment on

• 1 Samuel 15:32,33 -   Amalekites
• Exodus 17:14-16 -Amalek

3.  What had the king commanded be done and how did the king's servants at his gate respond to Haman? vs. 2 They were to kneel down and pay  honor to him.

4.  What did Esther's Uncle Mordecai, a Jew, refuse to do concerning Haman? vs. 2 kneel down.

5.  The king's servants asked Mordecai why he was transgressing the king's command. (vs.3) ... They spoke to him daily about this and he would not listen to them. (vs.4) ... What reason had he given them that they told Haman about? vs. 4 He told  them  he was a Jew.

6.  When Haman realized that Mordecai would not bow down and pay homage to him, how did he feel about it? vs. 5 Angry

7.  He did not want to lay hands on Mordecai alone.  What group of people did he decide he wanted destroyed throughout the whole kingdom of King Ahasuerus? vs. 6 The Jews

8.  In the first month (Nisan) in the 12th year of the reign of King Ahasuerus, the lot called Pur was cast before Haman to determine when he would destroy the Jews. (vs.7).  What month was determined that this would happen? vs. 7  the twelfth month, the month of Adar.

9.  What did Haman say about the Jewish people to King Ahasuerus to cause him to agree that they should not remain in his kingdom? vs. 8 - Name 2 things said about them. - 1) keep themselves separate
2) Their customs are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey the king’s laws

10.  What did Haman say he would pay to those who would carry out the order of the king to destroy all of the Jews? vs. 9  ten thousand talents^b of silver

11.  What did the king say to Haman and what did he give him to use as authority to carry out the task? vs. 10,11 - 1)  signet ring
 2) Do with  them as you please.

12.  The king's scribes were summoned on the 13th day of the 1st month, and a letter was written just as Haman commanded to every satrap and governor of every province of each people in their own language, written with the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with his ring. (vs.13) ... The letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces.  What day was proclaimed to be the day of slaughter to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, women and children included? vs. 13 
the thirteenth day of the twelfth month

13.  A copy of the edict to be issued as law in every province was published to all the peoples so that they should be ready for this day. (vs.14) ... While the king and Haman sat down to drink at the citadel in Susa, what did the people of the city of Susa experience? vs. 15  was bewildered.

Applications:

14.  Haman had hate in his heart for the Jews or he would not have wanted the whole race destroyed based on the anger he felt toward the one man, Mordecai. The devil often makes other people really hate God’s people. This is because God’s people love God and Satan is God's arch enemy.  What does the Bible teach us about "hate" and "anger"?

• Jeremiah 17:9 - 
  

  The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

• Matthew 10:22 -And when ye come into an house, salute it.
• Matthew 15:19 -For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
• Luke 21:17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
• John 8:44 -The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
• John 10:10 -The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
• John 15:18-25 -If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
  

  ¹⁹ If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

  ²⁰ Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

  ²¹ But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

  ²² If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.

  ²³ He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

  ²⁴ If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

  ²⁵ But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
• Romans 7:18,23 -For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
• But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
• Ephesians 4:26,27 -
• James 3:14-16 -
• 1 John 2:11 -
• 1 John 3:15 -

15.  It is amazing that just "one" man would cause an entire race to be destroyed, but that happened to the human race as well when the first man created, Adam, chose to disobey God.  Adam's sin brought about spiritual death to all mankind.  We know that Esther will change the course for the Jewish people as their mediator before the king, but better still God sent His Only Son to step into this world and take our death sentence upon Himself and redeem us from the sentence passed upon us.  When we receive His sacrifice and acknowledge Him as Lord, we are saved.  Read and comment on the Scriptures below.  These will help you share the road of salvation with others as well.

A.  Adam's sin - death passed to all.

• Genesis 2:16,17 -
• Genesis 3:12,13 -
• Romans 5:12-21 -
• Romans 3:23 -
• Romans 6:23 -
• 1 Corinthians 15:21,22,45,49 -
• 2 Corinthians 11:3 -

B.  God's solution - Christ died for all.

• John 1:29 -
• John 3:16,17 -
• Acts 13:38 -
• Romans 5:8 -
• Romans 6:23 -
• Ephesians 1:7 -
• Ephesians 2:8,9 -
• 1 Corinthians 6:20 -
• 1 Corinthians 7:23 -
• 2 Corinthians 5:17 -
• 2 Corinthians 5:21 -
• Hebrews 2:14 -
• Hebrews 7:27 -
• Hebrews 9:12 -
• Hebrews 9:24-28 -
• Hebrews 10:10-12 -

C.  Our salvation from the death decree - We must receive the gift of eternal life.

• John 1:29 -
• John 14:6 -
• Acts 2:38 -
• Acts 4:12 -
• Acts 13:38 -
• Romans 6:23 -
• Romans 10:9-13 -
• 1 Peter 3:18 -
• 1 John 1:9 -
• Revelation 3:20 -

16.  When the Persians cast "Pur", it was dice, and it may seem like the date they came up with to destroy the Jews was by chance.  However, God is behind the casting of lots called "pur".  The day is determined for destruction.  God will have the final say regarding His people the Jews.  They had almost a year before the day of death was to come.  How do we know God was in charge of this folly of man?

• Proverbs 16:33 -

17.  Satan wanted the Jews destroyed and he tries to destroy all of God’s creation.  God, on the other hand, wants all His creation saved, and He has gone to the ultimate sacrifice to redeem mankind back to Himself.

• John 10:10 -
• John 3:16 -
• 1 Peter 5:8
• 2 Peter 3:9 -

18. That had to be a horrifying thing for the Jews to know their day of destruction that had been determined for them.  People need to realize that today, there is a day of "judgment" coming upon the world and only God knows when that day will come.  It is determined.  Although every person will have to give an account of the deeds done in their body, those written in the Lamb's Book of Life, will escape the second death and live forever in God's kingdom.  Will you escape the second death?  How can you be sure of it?  Comment on the following verses:

• Matthew 12:36-41 -
• Matthew 24:36 -
• John 12:48 -
• Acts 17:30,31 -
• Romans 14:10,12 -
• 2 Corinthians 5:10 -
• Hebrews 9:27 -
• 2 Peter 3:10-13 -
• Revelation 20:11-13 -

19.  Summarize this lesson and post a prayer if you would like.

Esther Chapter 3

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¹ After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

² And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.

³ Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

⁴ Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.

⁵ And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

⁶ And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

⁷ In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

⁸ And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

⁹ If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

¹⁰ And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.

¹¹ And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

¹² Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

¹³ And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

¹⁴ The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.

¹⁵ The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

Esther 2

Esther Chapter 2 1. What did King Ahasuerus remember when his anger had subsided? vs. 1A That  he had put  away  his  wife the queen. 2.  What did the king's attendants suggest he do to comfort himself? vs. 2 That  he let there  be found  all the  young beautiful virgins women and  put  them in his harem.  3.  How would the young ladies be chosen from each province of his kingdom? vs. 3 He would  let  each of his overseers selected the most  beautiful young virgins  in each provenance.    4.  Who was in charge of the king's harem in Susa? vs. 3 Hegai 5.  What was to be given to the ladies? vs. 3 make up 6.  What was the purpose in all of this? vs. 4 To please  the King and  so he could  chose  anew  queen.  This  is  sort of  like a  beauty pageant that  we have  to day  to me they  just  put  the  girls  on display.  7.  What Jew was at the citadel in Susa and what tribe was he from? vs. 5 Benjamin 8.  Who was the king of Judah when he was exiled to Babylon under the reign of Nebuchadnezzar? vs. 6 Jehoiachin  9.  Who was he bringing up and what was his relationship to her? vs. 7 His Cousin Hadassah,  10.  Why was he bringing her up? vs. 7 Her  parents  had died. 11.  So it came about when the command and decree of the king were heard and many young ladies were gathered to the citadel of Susa into the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken to the king's palace into the custody of Hegai, who was in charge of the women. (vs.8).  How did Hegai feel toward Esther? vs. 9 She  pleased  him and he favored her 12.  What did Hegai provide for Esther? vs. 9 He  gave  her beauty treatments and  he also  gave  her 7 maids  from the king and  the bested room  in the harem. 13.  What place was she and her maids given in the harem by him? vs. 9 The best room. 14.  Why did Esther not tell anyone that she was a Jew? vs. 10 Her  uncle  (Mordeca) for bid her  to tell anyone. 15.  What did Esther's Uncle Mordecai do every day while Esther was in the court of the king's harem and why did he do it? vs. 11 He  keep  an eye on her by walking everyday by the courtyard of  the palace harem. 16.  At the end of each lady's 12 months of beautification, they would go in to be seen by King Ahasuerus.  What kind of beauty treatments did they have during that year? vs. 12 six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics. 17.  Each lady could have anything she desired to take with her from the harem to the king's palace. (vs.13)  She would go in the evening to see the king.  Where would she go the following morning? vs. 14 She  would go to another  part for the harem that  was called the 2nd  house  for the harem. 18.  What would have to happen for each one to appear before the king again? vs. 14 The king  would  have  to call for them. 19.  What was the name of Esther's deceased father? vs. 15 Abihail) 20.  What did Esther request when she went in to the see the king? vs. 15 Nothing  but  what  the oversee of the harem  gave her. 21.  Who did Esther find favor from? vs. 15 everyone  that saw her. 22.  When was Esther taken to King Ahasuerus to his royal palace? vs. 16 in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign 23.  How did the king feel toward Esther and what did he do as a result of it? vs. 17 He  was attracted to more then  the others  and made her queen by putting  the crown on her. 24.  Then the king gave a great banquet, Esther's banquet, for all his princes and his servants; he also made a holiday for the provinces and gave gifts according to the king's bounty. (vs.18) ... When the virgins were gathered together the 2nd time, where was Esther's uncle Mordecai sitting? vs. 19  the King's gate 25.  Esther had not yet made known her kindred or her people, the Jews.  Why had she remained silent about it? vs. 20 Mordecai keep instructing her to and she followed  his instructions. 26.  In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's officials from those who guarded the door, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. (vs.21) .... The plot became known to Mordecai.  He told Queen Esther about it.  What did she do? vs. 22  She  told  the King and gave  the credit  to  Mordecai. 27.  When the plot of the 2 men was investigated and found to be true, what was done to both of them? vs. 23 They were hanged. 28.  Where was the account written down? vs. 23In the book of annals. Applications: 29.  It was amazing how they spent an entire year on the beauty treatments for the women who had been chosen for the king's harem as he searched for a new queen to take the place of  Queen Vashti!  Today, there is still such am emphasis on girls to have "outer beauty".  It is seen in the magazines, the movies, the music, the fashions of our day.  According to the Bible, what should our emphasis be on and what does God say about us "just as we are"? Psalm 139:14 - I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 1 Samuel 16:7 -But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." Proverbs 31:30 - Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. 1 Peter 3:3,4 -Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. 4 Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. 1 Timothy 4:8 - For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. God Made us  in His images and  that  is  the most beautiful  that  we need.  He loves  just as  we are  the outer  looks  only stay  for a season but  if  we Have God in our hearts then we  have  a beauty  that  will lasted  throughout  our lives  if we let  God shine  through. 30.  Esther took the advice of the one that was her authority in the harem named Hagei and we are told that Esther listened and did what her Uncle Mordecai told her to do.  She was a woman who respected authority.  What does the Bible teach us about respecting those who have authority over us? Romans 13:1-7 -Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. 4 For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. 6 This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then  Ephesians 6:1-3 -Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and mother"--which is the first commandment with a promise--3 "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth 1 Timothy 2:1-4 - I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone-- 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 4:12 -Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 1 Timothy 5:1,2 - Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity. 1 Peter 2:11-17 - Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. 13 Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15 For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. 16 Live as free men,but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. 17 Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king. 1 Peter 5:5 - Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." We  are to do what  is  right and listenand follow  our leaders as long  as  the leaders are  oing  what is  right in God's eyes.  this is  the  same for women that  have husbands  we are  to let  them  be  the head of the house but  if  we know  that  wait  they are telling us  to do is a sin then we don't  do it  but  don't  put  them down in front of others but  pray for them and let God lead them. 31.  Esther was chosen.  In the same way, the Bible teaches us that we did not choose God, our King, but He chose us!  Comment on the following verses and in the summary include how that makes you feel inside. John 6:37, 44 - John 15:16 - Romans 8:28-30 - Ephesians 1:3-5 - Ephesians 1:11 - Ephesians 2:8-10 - Colossians 3:12-17 - 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15 - 1 Peter 2:9 - 32.  Summarize this lesson and post a prayer if you would like.