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For Such a Time — a golden scepter extended toward a small figure, city walls rising at dawn behind

A plot against a peopleEsther 3:1-15Length: Standard

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

Digest

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

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • Why does Haman hate Mordecai, and what decree does he persuade the king to sign?

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

    • Mordecai would not bow. What pressures push you to bow where you should stand?

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

    • Where will you refuse to bow this week, even if it costs you something?

  4. Who will I tell?

    • With whom could you share what you are learning about standing firm when it costs?

Grow

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

Pray

God, when evil people gain power and your people are threatened, remind me that Haman's story is not the end of the story. Keep me faithful like Mordecai, even when standing firm is dangerous.