Esther - From the Palace of Susa to the Feast of Purim!
I. Esther 1-2 Esther Becomes Queen
1. King Ahasuerus Holds Great Feasts in Susa
2. Queen Vashti Refuses the King’s Command and Is Deposed
3. A Search Is Made for a New Queen
4. Esther Is Chosen and Becomes Queen
5. Mordecai Uncovers a Plot against the King
II. Esther 3-5 Haman’s Plot against the Jews
6. Haman Is Promoted and Mordecai Refuses to Bow
7. Haman Plots to Destroy All the Jews and Secures the King’s Decree
8. Mordecai Mourns and Urges Esther to Intercede
9. Esther Approaches the King and Invites Him to a Banquet
10. Haman Builds a Gallows for Mordecai
III. Esther 6-7 The Reversal of Haman’s Plot
11. The King Cannot Sleep and Honors Mordecai
12. Esther Reveals Haman’s Plot at the Second Banquet
13. Haman Is Hanged on the Gallows He Built for Mordecai
IV. Esther 8-10 The Deliverance of the Jews and the Feast of Purim
14. Mordecai Is Elevated and a New Decree Is Issued
15. The Jews Defend Themselves and Defeat Their Enemies
16. The Feast of Purim Is Established
17. Mordecai’s Greatness in the Kingdom of Ahasuerus