Queen Esther Bible Study

Queen Esther in the Bible

Christianity Oasis provides this Queen Esther Bible study on the Queen Esther in the Bible story. We'll look into all aspects of the Bible seeking truth, understanding and then peace within.


Daily Bread Devotional Bible Study
The Book of Esther
Chapter 2


Queen Esther Bible Study Lesson

Queen Esther in the Bible Events

Welcome to our Christianity Oasis Daily Bread study program. This is our Queen Esther Bible study taking an in depth look into the Queen Esther in the Bible story and how the thought provoking Queen Esther Bible study message affects your be-YOU-tiful Christian walk.

Queen Esther Bible Study Discussion
Queen Esther in the Bible Story

Lovely to see you here at our Daily Bread study of the Book of Esther. In the first chapter we learned how queen Vashti disobeyed the commandment of her king, so she was expelled from the palace and it was ruled that her royal estate would be given to someone more worthy than her.

So, when the king's anger subsided, he remembered what Vashti had done and what was ordered against her. The king's servants suggested that there be a search for beautiful young maidens for the king to be able to choose a new queen from the group.

The king liked the idea and he appointed officers in all the provinces of the kingdom to bring all the beautiful young maidens to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women.

They were put in the care of the king's chamberlain, Hegai, to see that the customs of purification were followed and the maiden who pleased the king would become queen instead of Vashti.

Mordecai and Queen Esther Bible Study
Queen Esther in the Bible Tale

Now, in Shushan, there was a certain Jewish man named Mordecai who was of the tribe of Benjamin, and he'd been taken away with the captives from Jerusalem when Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, carried them all away. Mordecai raised his uncle's daughter (his cousin) Hadassah, which is Esther because her mother and father had died and he took her for his own daughter. She was a very lovely maiden.

When the king's commandment was declared and many maidens were taken to the palace, Esther was also brought to the king's house. She pleased the king and won his kindness, and he readily gave her the things for purification which were necessary out of the king's house, along with seven maids. He promoted her and her maids to the best place of the house of the women.

Mordecai advised Esther not to reveal that she was Jewish, so she kept it a secret. He walked every day in front of the court of the women's house to know how she was, and what would become of her.

Queen Esther Bible Study Teaching
Queen Esther in the Bible Purification

The custom of purification for women took twelve months. Six months was with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors and other things for the purifying of the women. Then each maiden was presented to the king and whatever she desired was given to her to take with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.

In the evening, she went, and on the next day she returned to the second house of the women, to the care of the king's chamberlain, Shaashgaz who cared for the king's concubines. She was not allowed into the king's presence any more unless the king liked her, and called her by name.

When it was Esther's turn, she took nothing with her except what Hegai advised her, and she won favor in the sight of everyone who saw her. Esther was taken into the house of king Ahasuerus in the tenth month, which was called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

Queen Esther Bible Study Truth
Queen Esther in the Bible Ceremony

The king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and kindness in his sight more than all of the maidens, so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

The king held a great celebration for all his princes and his servants, called Esther's feast and he made a holiday for the provinces and gave gifts according to the state of the king.

When the maidens were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate. Esther had still not told of her heritage of being Jewish, as Mordecai had advised her. She obeyed him as she did when she was brought up by him.

Queen Esther Bible Study Conclusion
Queen Esther in the Bible Summary

At that time, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains who kept guard of the door, were angry with king Ahasuerus and plotted to kill him.

When Mordecai found out about it, he told Esther and she informed the king in Mordecai's name. When the matter was investigated, it was found out to be true and the two chamberlains were both hanged on a tree, and it was written in the book of the chronicles that Mordecai, saved the king's life.

And that's how Esther became the queen. Next in our story, there's some trouble ahead for Mordecai, so you'll want to come back and see what happens in the next Daily Bread Bible Study.