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Take a look at Mark 6:14-29 (especially verse 23) to see how two very different queens react to identical questions posed to them by their king.
Read Esther 5:9 alongside Job 20:5 and Luke 6:25. How does the truth of one provide additional insight to the other?
To fully understand the impact of what is happening in the first few verses of Esther 5, we need to go back and re-visit Esther 4:14.
Read this chapter in its full context in multiple translations. Step outside of what you know of the famous Esther 4:14 and ask God to see it with fresh eyes.
Read this Scripture section alongside Genesis 43:14 and Nehemiah 1:11. Contrast it with Hebrews 4:16.
News traveled quickly, as one would expect with these types of bombshell decrees.
Do some research on what, exactly, a talent is and compare it with today’s market price of silver.
Read this Scripture section alongside Proverbs 16:33. How do the details of one support the truth of the other?
In Haman’s eyes, as far as he was concerned, the days of the Jews were numbered.
Dig into the Agagites in the Bible to get more insight into Haman’s heritage.
Read this Scripture section alongside Romans 13:1-17 and 1 Timothy 6:15. How do reconcile them together?
For all of the emphasis on Esther’s beauty, the favor she continually received, and the fact that the king loved his new queen more than all the other women; still, she wasn’t enough.
Do some research on ancient Persian beauty treatments and see what you can learn about the year-long beauty preparation processes of Esther 2:3 and 9.
Read this Scripture section alongside 1 Peter 3:3-4. How do the details of one give further insight into the other?
There is a brief pause after chapter one, after which the story picks back up again some five years later.
