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What should a child notice in Esther 9?
Esther 9 opens with these words: “Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king’s commandment and his decree came…” The line to keep is Esther 9:3: “All the princes of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and those who did the king’s business helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen…” Carry the word “princes” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Esther 9:3: “All the princes of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and those who did the king’s business helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.” What happens first in Esther 9?
Esther 9:3
“All the princes of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and those who did the king’s business helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.”
Esther 9:3
“All the princes of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and those who did the king’s business helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them.”
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Practice Esther 9:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Alltheprincesofthethesatraps,thegovernors,andthosewhodidtheking’sbusinesstheJews,thefearofMordecaihadfallenonthem.