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Esther 04 Translation Questions
Q? How far did Mordecai go? Why?
A. He went up only as far as the king's gate, because no one was allowed to go through it clothed in sackcloth. [4:2]
Q? When Esther sent garments to clothe Mordecai, how did he respond?
A. When she sent garments to clothe Mordecai, he would not accept them. [4:4]
Q? What did Mordecai report to Hathach?
A. Mordecai reported to him all that had happened to him, and the total amount of the silver that Haman had promised to weigh out and put into the king's treasuries in order to put the Jews to death. [4:7]
Q? Why did Mordecai give Hathach a copy of the decree that was issued in Susa for the Jews' destruction?
A. Mordecai did this so that Hathach could show it to Esther, and that Hathach should give her the responsibility of going to the king to beg for his favor, and to plead with him on behalf of her people. [4:8]
Q? What happened if any man or woman went to the king inside the inner courtyard without being summoned?
A. If any man or woman went to the king inside the inner courtyard without being summoned, there was only one law: that he must be put to death—except for anyone to whom the king holds out the golden scepter so that he may live. [4:11]
Q? What did Mordecai say would happen if Esther remained silent at that time?
A. If Esther remained silent at that time, relief and rescue would rise up for the Jews from another place, but she and her father's house would perish. [4:14]
Q? What did Esther tell Mordecai to do?
A. Esther told Mordecai to gather together all the Jews who live in Susa, and to fast for her for three days. [4:16]