Would you speak up if it were scary?
Esther, an orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, becomes queen of Persia. When the king’s top official, Haman, plots against her people, Esther risks her life to go to the king uninvited, waits for the right moment, and tells the truth.
Esther, an orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, becomes queen of Persia. When the king’s top official, Haman, plots against her people, Esther risks her life to go to the king uninvited, waits for the right moment, and tells the truth.
Kids play Esther, Mordecai and even Haman, make 6 choices, and stop 3 times to look through different ways of knowing, including a surprise: the book of Esther never mentions God. It ends when the king saves Esther’s people, leaving out Haman’s punishment and the battles.
Ages 6–12
God is never named, and that seems to be on purpose. The book lets us notice God working through brave people and good timing, which is often how it looks in real life.
The book of Esther, ten chapters. A Jewish orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai becomes queen of Persia. When the king’s adviser Haman plots to kill all the Jews, Mordecai tells Esther she may have become queen “for such a time as this.” She risks death by going to the king uninvited, exposes Haman, and her people are saved. Jewish families still celebrate it at Purim. Esther is the one book of the Bible that never mentions God by name.