Places
Persia in Esther 1
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This place shows up in Esther 1:3: “in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Esther 1:3
“in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him.”
What kids can learn
When you hear persia in Esther, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Esther 1:3 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Esther 1:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
inthethirdyearofhisreign,heaforallhisprincesandhisservants;thepowerofPersiaandMedia,theandprincesoftheprovinces,beingbeforehim.