People
Esther in Esther 5
ES-ter
This person shows up in Esther 5:1: “Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Esther 5:1
“Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house.”
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 5:1 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Esther 5:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Nowontheday,Estherputonherroyalclothing,andintheinnercourtofthehouse,nexttotheking’shouse.Thekingsatonhisroyalthroneintheroyalhouse,nexttotheentranceofthehouse.