Esther Outline


1.       King Xerxes throws a party                                                                                    1:1 – 22

A.      The King’s Banquet                                                                                           1:1 – 8

B.      The Queen’s Banquet                                                                                       1:9

C.      The royal family in turmoil                                                                              1:10 – 12

D.       The kingdom in turmoil                                                                                  1:13 – 18

E.       The Queen is banished                                                                                    1:19 – 22

2.       Search for a new queen                                                                                         2:1 –

A.      Young virgins brought to the harem                                                             2:1 – 4

B.      Hadassah (aka Esther) brought to the harem                                              2:5 – 11

C.      The girls are prepared for their ‘Night with A King’                                    2:12 – 15

D.      Esther’s night with the king                                                                            2:16 – 20

3.       Mordecai saves the king.                                                                                       2:21 – 23

4.       Haman plots against the Jews                                                                              3:1 – 15

A.      Haman gets a bit upset with Mordecai                                                        3:1 - 9

B.      King Xerxes issues a decree to exterminate the Jews                                3:10 - 15

5.       Mordecai seeks Esther’s assistance                                                                     4:1 – 17

6.       Esther, Xerxes and Haman – Banquet 1                                                              5:1 – 8

7.       Haman plots against Mordecai                                                                             5:9 – 14

8.       The King honors Mordecai                                                                                     6:1 –

A.      The King can’t sleep                                                                                          6:1 – 3

B.      The King decides to honor Mordecai                                                             6:4

C.      Haman’s pride causes great humiliation                                                       6:5 – 14

9.       Esther, Xerxes and Haman – Banquet 2                                                               7:1 – 2

10.   Haman’s plot against the Jews is revealed                                                          7:3 – 8

11.   Haman is executed                                                                                                  7:9 – 10

12.   King Xerxes issues a decree allowing the Jews to defend themselves           8:1 – 15

13.   The Jews are victorious                                                                                           9:1 – 19

14.   The Festival of Purim                                                                                               9:20 – 32

15.   Mordecai is exalted by King Xerxes                                                                    10:1 - 3

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