1. How did Mordecai react for the decree?- he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly
2. How far did Mordecai go with sack cloth & why?- as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it
3. How did the Jews react to the decree?- there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
4. Who told Queen Esther about Mordecai?- Esther’s eunuchs and female attendants
5. What was Esther’s reaction about Mordecai?- she was in great distress
6. Who did Esther summon to find whats wrong with Mordecai?- Hathak, king’s eunchs
7. How did Esther react to Mordecai’s action(sackcloth)?- She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth but he would not accept them. Then Esther summoned Hathak, one of the king’s eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why.
8. Did Mordecai accept the clothes that Esther sent?-No
9. Where did Hathak go to meet Mordecai?- in the open square of the city in front of the king’s gate
10. What did Mordecai tell Hathak?-
• Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews.
• He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and explain it to her,
• He told him to instruct her to go into the king’s presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people.
11. What would happen to any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king?- they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives.
12. How many days have passed since Esther was called by the King?-30 days
13. What did Mordecai tell for Esther remaining silient?- if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish.
14. What was Mordecai answer when Esther told she was not summoned for the passed 30 days?- Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
15. How many days did Esther fast? - three days, night or day
16. What was the instruction given to Mordecai by Esther?- Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.
17. When was the Queen thinking to meet the king?- After fasting for 3 days & 3 nights
18. Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther’s instructions-True
19. Who all fasted with Queen Esther?- all the Jews in Susa, And her attendants
20. How did they all fast?- Without eating & drinking for 3 days & nights
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