Haman - the wicked enemy of the Jews - thought of a plan to get rid of all of God’s people who were living as captives in King Ahasuerus’ land. Haman told the king that a people (he was talking about the Jews), who lived in his kingdom, were different from everyone else. Because they had their own laws which were different from all others, they refused to obey the king. Haman said it would be in the king’s interest to destroy these people.
The king gave Haman permission to do what he wanted with the Jews. Ahasuerus also gave wicked Haman the money necessary to carry out all his evil plans. Soon after this a letter was sent out from Haman and sealed with the king’s seal that on a certain day all Jews in the whole land of Babylon could be killed, and all their property and money taken by those who destroyed them.
This made Haman very happy, but all the people in the capital city of Shushan, where the king lived in his palace, were very sad and confused.
We will stop and rest in our journey now. While we have stopped you can take time to find the following Bible verses.
1. If we want to help those who have been taken ____________ by Satan, we must teach them in a meek and humble way. 2 Timothy 2:___
And
2. God has promised that someday He will write His ____________ in the hearts of the Jewish people rather than on stones. Hebrews 8:___
For
3. Peter made it very plain to the Jewish leaders that the disciples of the Lord Jesus were to ____________ God, rather than men. Acts 5:___
Then
4. Those who became disciples of the Lord Jesus in the very earliest days of the assembly brought the ____________ that they owned and put it at the feet of the apostles so that it could be distributed to those who were in need.
Acts 4:___
Having
5. Paul warned believers that some who tempted the Lord through their self-will and disobedience were ____________ of serpents. 1 Corinthians 10:___
Neither