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What should a child notice in Esther 5?
Esther 5 opens with these words: “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 line to keep is Esther 5:9: “Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he didn’t stand up nor move for him, he was filled…” Carry the word “haman” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Esther 5:9: “Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he didn’t stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.” What happens first in Esther 5?
Esther 5:9
“Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he didn’t stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.”
Esther 5:3
“Then the king asked her, “What would you like, queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom.””
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Practice Esther 5:9
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Thenwentoutthatdayandgladofheart,butwhenHamansawMordecaiintheking’sgate,thathedidn’tstandupnormoveforhim,hewasfilledwithagainstMordecai.