People
Esther in Esther 2
ES-ter
This person shows up in Esther 2:7: “He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful;…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Esther 2:7
“He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.”
What kids can learn
When you hear esther in Esther, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Esther 2:7 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Esther 2:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
HebroughtupHadassah,thatis,Esther,hisuncle’sforshehadneitherfathernormother.Themaidenwasfairandbeautiful;andwhenherandmotherweredead,Mordecaiherforhisowndaughter.