Objects
crown in Esther 2
KROWN
This thing shows up in Esther 2:17: “The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Esther 2:17
“The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.”
What kids can learn
When you hear crown in Esther, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Esther 2:17 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Esther 2:17
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Thekinglovedmorethanallthewomen,andshefavorandkindnessinhissightmorethanallthevirgins;sothathesetthecrownonherhead,andmadeherqueeninsteadofVashti.