Getting Started Welcome to the Bible Reading Plan! We are so glad you are joining us as we read through the Old Testament book of

Read Esther 2 Esther Made Queen Later when King Xerxes’ fury had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed

Read Esther 3 Haman’s Plot to Destroy the Jews After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him and giving him

Read Esther 4 Mordecai Persuades Esther to Help When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and

Read Esther 5 Esther’s Request to the King On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the

Read Esther 6 Mordecai Honored That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be

Rest Day Today is a Rest Day. There is no new Bible reading to do. Today, the goal is simple: rest in the presence of

Read Esther 7 Haman Impaled 7 So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, 2 and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king

Read Esther 8 The King’s Edict in Behalf of the Jews 8 That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of

Read Esther 9 9 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out.

Read Esther 10 The Greatness of Mordecai 10 King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores. 2 And all his acts of power and might,