Bible quiz

Esther 9

1. Complete the verse: « Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the _____.” »

2. Complete the verse: « These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the _____ of them fade from their… »

3. Where is this verse from? « who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It… »

4. Match each reference to its verse.

Esther 9:22

Esther 9:23

Esther 9:15

5. Put these verses back in order.

1Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both…

2to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar

3This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a…

4The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they…