Equipping disciples to GO! Love God and Love Others
1. Persian Festival and Ascension of Esther ( 1:1–2:23 )
a. Xerxes’ Royal Feast ( 1:1–22 )
i. Xerxes’ Greatness ( 1:1–8 )
ii. Queen Vashti’s Refusal ( 1:9–12 )
iii. Queen Vashti Deposed ( 1:13–22 )
b. The Rise of Esther ( 2:1–23 )
i. Seeking Vashti’s Successor ( 2:1–4 )
ii. Esther Finds Favor ( 2:5–16 )
iii. Esther Becomes Queen ( 2:17–20 )
iv. Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy ( 2:21–23 )
2. Haman’s Plot against the Jews ( 3:1–15 )
a. Haman Elevated ( 3:1–2 )
b. Haman’s Plot to Destroy His Enemies ( 3:3–15 )
3. Mordecai Appeals to Esther ( 4:1–17 )
a. The Jews Lament Over the Royal Edict ( 4:1–3 )
b. Mordecai Persuades Esther to Appeal to the King ( 4:4–17 )
4. Esther’s First Banquet ( 5:1–8 )
a. Esther Approaches the King ( 5:1–4 )
b. Esther Defers Her Request ( 5:5–8 )
5. The Fall of Haman and Rise of Mordecai ( 5:9–6:14 )
a. Haman’s Plot Against Mordecai ( 5:9–14 )
b. Mordecai is Honored ( 6:1–11 )
c. Haman’s Downfall Begins ( 6:12–14 )
6. Esther’s Second Banquet ( 7:1–10 )
a. Esther Pleads for Her People ( 7:1–6 )
b. The Hanging of Haman ( 7:7–10 )
7. Esther Appeals for the Jews ( 8:1–17 )
a. Esther and Mordecai Persuade the King to Issue New Edict ( 8:1–14 )
b. The Jews Rejoice Over the New Royal Edict ( 8:15–17 )
8. The Jews Victorious over Their Enemies ( 9:1–17 )
a. The Jews Destroy Their Enemies ( 9:1–10 )
b. Haman’s Sons Hanged ( 9:11–17 )
9. Jewish Festival and Ascension of Mordecai ( 9:18–10:3 )
a. Feast of Purim Instituted ( 9:18–32 )
b. Tribute to Xerxes and Mordecai ( 10:1–3 )