Queen Esther — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on queen esther, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Esther 2:17 (KJV)
What Persian king made Esther his queen?
Answer: Ahasuerus
Study note. The king loved Esther above all the women… so that he set the royal crown upon her head.
Lesson 2 · Esther 1:12 (KJV)
Who was the queen before Esther?
Answer: Vashti
Study note. Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment.
Lesson 3 · Esther 2:7 (KJV)
Who was Esther's cousin and guardian?
Answer: Mordecai
Study note. And he brought up… Esther, his uncle's daughter.
Lesson 4 · Esther 2:7 (KJV)
What was Esther's Hebrew name?
Answer: Hadassah
Study note. Hadassah, that is, Esther.
Lesson 5 · Esther 3:6 (KJV)
Who plotted to destroy the Jews?
Answer: Haman
Study note. Haman… sought to destroy all the Jews.
Lesson 6 · Esther 4:14 (KJV)
Mordecai urged Esther: thou art come to the kingdom for…?
Answer: Such a time as this
Study note. Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Lesson 7 · Esther 4:16 (KJV)
How many days did Esther call the Jews to fast?
Answer: 3
Study note. Fast ye for me… three days, night or day.
Lesson 8 · Esther 4:16 (KJV)
What did Esther say before going to the king unbidden?
Answer: If I perish, I perish
Study note. And if I perish, I perish.
Lesson 9 · Esther 7:10 (KJV)
Upon what was Haman hanged?
Answer: The gallows he built for Mordecai
Study note. So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.
Lesson 10 · Esther 9:26 (KJV)
What feast commemorates Israel's deliverance in Esther?
Answer: Purim
Study note. They called these days Purim after the name of Pur.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does queen esther point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?