“If I perish, I perish”Esther 4:1-17Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • God isn't named once in this chapter. Where do you see Him anyway?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Mordecai tells Esther that staying silent won't save her. What does this show you about the cost of playing it safe?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What have you been staying quiet about to protect yourself — and what would speaking up look like this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who do you know who's in the right place at the right time and doesn't see it yet?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).