Come, Follow Me — Old Testament Lesson 31

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“Thou Art Come … for Such a Time as This”
Esther

Esther, by James Johnson

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As you read Esther, seek inspiration from the Spirit that is tailored to you, and record impressions you receive.

Esther 1: Ahasuerus of Persia and Media makes royal feasts—Vashti disobeys the king and is deposed as queen.

Esther 2: Ahasuerus seeks a new queen—Mordecai presents Esther—Esther pleases the king and is chosen as queen—Mordecai exposes a plot against the king.

Esther 3: Mordecai, the Jew, refuses to bow to Haman—Haman arranges a decree to kill all the Jews in the kingdom.

Esther 4: Mordecai and the Jews mourn and fast because of the king’s decree—Esther, at the peril of her life, prepares to go in unto the king.

Esther 5: The king receives Esther—She invites him and Haman to a banquet—Haman plans to have Mordecai hanged.

Esther 6: Mordecai receives great honors—Haman mourns and is counseled by his wife.

Esther 7: Esther reveals Haman’s plot to destroy the Jews—He is hanged on his own gallows.

Esther 8: Mordecai is honored and placed over the house of Haman—Ahasuerus issues a decree to preserve the Jews.

Esther 9: The Jews slay their enemies, including Haman’s ten sons—The Feast of Purim is instituted to commemorate their deliverance and victory.

Esther 10: Mordecai, the Jew, stands next to Ahasuerus in power and might.

Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org

- Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)

- Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)

- Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)

- “Dare to Do Right,” Children’s Songbook, 158.

- Esther — An Instrument in the Hands of the Lord, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Old Testament

- Esther — 5 Facts about Esther, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Old Testament

Additional Material on ChurchofJesusChrist.org

- Chapter 45: Esther

- For Such a Time as This (Esther 1-4)

- When All Is Said and Done (Esther 1-6)

- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 109: Esther

- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Introduction to Esther

- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 22: Day 1, Esther 1–Job 16

- Old Testament Institute Student Manual Kings-Malachi: Esther: Queen of Persia and Advocate for Her People (Esther)

Resources on Interpreter Foundation

- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 31: Esther, Jonn Claybaugh

- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 31 (Esther)

Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website

- Scripture Roundtable: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 45, “If I Perish, I Perish”, Administration, October 1, 2014

Resources on Other Sites

- Come, Follow Me Week 31 – Esther, FAIR

- Book & Chapter Guide: Esther 1, Bible Central

- Book & Chapter Guide: Esther 2, Bible Central

- Book & Chapter Guide: Esther 3, Bible Central

- Book & Chapter Guide: Esther 4, Bible Central

- Book & Chapter Guide: Esther 5, Bible Central

- Book & Chapter Guide: Esther 6, Bible Central

- Book & Chapter Guide: Esther 7, Bible Central

- Book & Chapter Guide: Esther 8, Bible Central

- Book & Chapter Guide: Esther 9, Bible Central

- Book & Chapter Guide: Esther 10, Bible Central

- Come Follow Me Insights – Esther: Finding God in the Book of Esther, Book of Mormon Central

- Vashti Refuses to Undress for the King (Come, Follow Me: Book of Esther), Book of Mormon Central

- Overview of Queen Esther (Come, Follow Me: Book of Esther), Book of Mormon Central

- What Esther Teaches Us About Doing Hard Things (Come, Follow Me: Book of Esther), Book of Mormon Central

- Esther Risks Her Life for Her Faith (Come, Follow Me: Book of Esther), Book of Mormon Central

- Humor in the Book of Esther (Come, Follow Me: Book of Esther), Book of Mormon Central

- Understanding the Difficult Parts of Esther (Come, Follow Me: Book of Esther), Book of Mormon Central

- Why Were Women Important in Ancient Israel?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #639

- Learning from the Feast of Purim (Come, Follow Me: Book of Esther), Book of Mormon Central

- Come Follow Me Old Testament Esther (July 25-31) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This

- Come Follow Me – Esther, part 1 (chp. 1-4): “For Such a Time as This”, Unshaken

- Come Follow Me – Esther, part 2 (chp. 5-10): “Haman & Mordecai”, Unshaken

- Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: “Thou Art Come … for Such a Time as This”: Esther, Meridian Magazine

- Come Follow Me Podcast #31: A Biblical Story with Enormous and Often Unseen Consequences–Esther , Meridian Magazine

- July 25–31, 2022 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life

- Esther – “Thou Art Come … for Such a Time as This”, BYU Studies

BYU Religious Education Old Testament Roundtables

- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Old Testament: The Book of Esther: Esth. 1-10

BYU Studies Recommended Reading

- Esther: Queen of Persia and Advocate for Her People, Old Testament Student Manual, Kings-Malachi, lds.org

- Singular and Plural address in the Scripture, James R. Rasband, BYU Studies 41, no. 2

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