People
Mordecai
MOR-deh-kye
Esther's cousin who would not bow to a bully and urged her to speak.
Esther 4:14
“For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?””
What kids can learn
Courage sometimes means telling the truth to someone you love.
He helped raise Esther.
Say it
Practice Esther 4:14
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Forifyouremainnow,reliefanddeliverancewillcometotheJewsfromanotherplace,butyouandyourfather’shouseperish.Whoknowsifyouhaven’tcometothekingdomforsuchatimeasthis?”