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1 H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr 27 M o r d c a H a l t s P l o t A g a n s t t h K n g H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.

2 27 M o r d c a H a l t s P l o t A g a n s t t h K n g Mmory Vrs: Anyon who knows th rght thng to do, but dos not do t, s snnng. (Jams 4:17 NCV) Lsson Goals: #1 - Undrstand how ordnary Mordca was #2 - Dscovr what fath ld Mordca to do #3 - Dsr to lt God do xtraordnary thngs n th lf of th ordnary studnt Audnc: Young, un-churchd larnrs Adaptabl for all ags, ncludng adults (S For mor tranng on Actvts pag) Scrptur to Study: Esthr 1, 2 M ordca Hal ts Plot Agans t th Kng / pag 2

3 27 M o r d c a H a l t s P l o t A g a n s t t h K n g Esthr 1, 2 Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: Mordca Hs Hroc Fat: Rportd a plot to kll th kng Rportng a plot to kll th kng may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story Thnk back to our lssons about Danl, Shadrach, Mshach and Abdngo. What country wr thy takn to as young mn? (Babylon) What country was rulng by th tm Danl was thrown n th lons dn? (th Mds and th Prsans) W fnd ourslvs stll n th land whr Danl and hs frnds srvd for so long. Many of th Hbrw captvs rturnd to Jrusalm whn Cyrus, th Prsan, ruld. Som stayd, though. Th country, part of th Prsan Empr, was bng ruld by Xrxs, th son of Darus I. W ntr th story of Kng Xrxs n th mddl of a clbraton. Ths was a hug clbraton for a hug mpr, 127 provncs. Th party lastd for sx months and was ntndd to show off Kng Xrxs walth. You s, Kng Xrxs wantd to fght a battl aganst th Grks and h ndd to convnc th ladrs and vryon ls that h could afford ths war.* Aftr th sx month long party, th kng gav anothr party that lastd a wk. Th mn and womn wr sparatd, ach havng thr own party. In th mdst of ths lavsh party, th kng got a lttl out of control and dmandd that hs wf, Qun Vasht, appar bfor th mn at hs party so that h could show off hr bauty. Ths was not th way a husband should trat hs wf and sh rfusd. Aftr consultng wth th xprts of hs kngdom, th kng dcdd to bansh th qun from hs prsnc Qun Vasht could nvr agan ntr th prsnc of th kng. And just n cas any othr wf dcdd to do th sam, a law was passd that sad ach man was to b th rulr of hs own famly. Kng Xrxs got th approval h wantd and wnt off to war aganst th Grks and lost msrably. Whn h rturnd, h wasn t angry at Vasht anymor and h wantd a wf. Th kng s prsonal srvants suggstd that th kng sarch for bautful, young grls so that h could pck on to b hs nxt wf. Th kng lovd th da M ordca Hal ts Plot Agans t th Kng / pag 3

4 Now, w ar ntroducd to our hro. H dosn t stand out, but h s a Jwsh man who works n th palac. Hs nam s Mordca. H s a dscndant of Kng Saul, Isral s frst kng and h dcdd to stay n Prsa whn othr Jwsh captvs rturnd to Jrusalm. Mordca ntrs our story bcaus h has adoptd hs cousn, Hadassah. Hadassah s parnts dd and Mordca rasd hr as hs own daughtr. Hadassah, lk othrs from th Babylonan captvty, changd hr nam. Hr nam was changd to Esthr. Esthr was vry bautful and sh was on of th many young womn takn to th palac as part of th sarch for a nw qun. Esthr kpt hr Jwsh hrtag a scrt, but by God s plan th kng was plasd wth Esthr mor than wth any of th othr young womn. H lkd hr mor than any of th othrs, so h put a royal crown on hr had and mad hr qun n plac of Vasht. (Esthr 2:17 NCV) And thn th kng gav anothr party; ths on was n Esthr s honor. Now w gt back to Mordca, who had takn up sttng at th cty gats as a judg. On day, Mordca had th opportunty to ovrhar a plot. Two of th kng s guards, Bgthana and Trsh, wr thr at th gat and thy wr angry. Th mor thy talkd, thy bgan to form plans to kll Kng Xrxs Mordca rportd th nformaton to Qun Esthr. Thn Esthr told th kng how Mordca had dscovrd th vl plan. (Esthr 2:22 NCV) Th rport was nvstgatd and found to b tru and Bgthana and Trsh wr punshd. All of ths was wrttn down n th daly court rcord n th kng s prsnc. (Esthr 2:23b NCV) Thr was no award or parad for Mordca. But Mordca dd what was rght, rward or not. * McG, J. Vrnon. Ezra, Nhmah, and Esthr. Grffn Prntng: Glndal, Calforna pp 179, 180. N x t W k Y O U c a n b a h r o, t o o Whn you lv a lf of fath n Jsus Chrst, you don t hav to lap tall buldngs to b a hro. Morcda rportd a plot to kll th kng and savd th kng s lf. Nothng spcal was don for Mordca, but Mordca dd th rght thng anyway. Our mmory vrs says that, Anyon who knows th rght thng to do, but dos not do t, s snnng. (Jams 4:17 NCV) Mordca chos to do th rght thng. Wll you? Qun Rsks Hr Lf to Sav Hr Popl M ordca Hal ts Plot Agans t th Kng / pag 4

5 p r - s c h o o l l s s o n Who can tll m what a hro s? A hro s somon who s couragous and brav and compassonat. Thr ar hros and hrons n th Bbl. All of thm ar brav and couragous and mor, but not n th way you would xpct. Our hro: Mordca Hs Hroc Fat: Rportd a plot to kll th kng Rportng a plot to kll th kng may not sound vry hroc, but lt s look at th facts and s what you thnk whn you hav hard th whol story W ntr th story of Kng Xrxs n th mddl of a clbraton. Ths was a hug clbraton. Th party lastd for sx months. Aftr th sx month long party, th kng gav anothr party that lastd a wk. Th mn and womn wr sparatd; mn at on party, womn at anothr. Th kng got a lttl out of control and dmandd that hs wf, Qun Vasht, appar bfor th mn at hs party so that h could show off hr bauty. Ths was not th way a husband should trat hs wf and sh rfusd. Bcaus sh ddn t oby th kng, sh wouldn t b qun any longr. Th kng was lonly and sad, though. Th kng s prsonal srvants suggstd that th kng sarch for bautful, young grls so that h could pck on to b hs nxt wf. Th kng lovd th da Thr s a man who works at th palac. Hs nam s Mordca. Mordca has a cousn who s vry bautful. Hr nam was Esthr. H adoptd hr aftr hr parnts dd. Mordca rasd Esthr as hs own daughtr. Esthr was on of th many young womn takn to th palac as part of th sarch for a nw qun. Esthr was Jwsh, but sh ddn t tll anyon. God plannd for th kng to b plasd wth Esthr mor than wth any of th othr young womn. Kng Xrxs lkd Ethr mor than any of th othrs, so h put a royal crown on hr had and mad hr qun n plac of Vasht. And thn th kng gav a party for Qun Esthr. Wth Esthr as qun, Mordca sat at th cty gats as a judg. On day h had th opportunty to ovrhar a plot. Two of th kng s guards, Bgthana and Trsh, wr thr at th gat and thy wr angry. Th mor thy talkd, thy bgan to form plans to kll Kng Xrxs Mordca rportd th nformaton to Qun Esthr. Thn Esthr told th kng how Mordca had dscovrd th vl plan. (Esthr 2:22 NCV) Th rport was nvstgatd and found to b tru and Bgthana and Trsh wr punshd. All of ths was wrttn down n th daly court rcord n th kng s prsnc. (Esthr 2:23b NCV) Thr was no award or parad for Mordca. M ordca Hal ts Plot Agans t th Kng / pag 5

6 a c t v t s Mmory Vrs Actvty - Mak road sgns on larg pcs of constructon papr. Prnt th mmory vrs on th road sgns n th sam knd of font that s usd on road sgns. Contnu addng hros nams and hroc fats to your Hros Bannr. Sng Th Lord Has a Wll, Trust and Oby, Jsus Draw M Clos, Crat n M a Clan Hart or othr pras songs rlatd to th lsson. R-nact th lsson. Stag your own ralty show Prsan Prncss, for th sarch of th nxt qun. Talk about th bauty tratmnts mntond n Esthr 2. Mak papr crowns and dcorat thm wth jwls and glttr. For mor tranng: Rad Psalm 4:5, 15:1-3, 37:17, 106: 3, Provrbs 4:26, Zcharah 7:9, and 1 John 2:29, 3:7. Dscuss n lght of our mmory vrs and lsson. For mor tranng: Rad Danl 2. God s th God who gvs kngs powr and taks t away. (Danl 2:21) Ths prophcy s vdnc that God s th on n control. It dscrbs Nbuchadnzzar s kngdom of Babylon and mntons thos to com. Th two arms of th statu dscrb th Mdo Prsan mpr that s followd by Grc. Dscuss ths n lght of our lsson, ncludng th ntrm btwn Esthr 1 and 2. M ordca Hal ts Plot Agans t th Kng / pag 6

7 Anyon who knows th rght thng to do, but dos not do t, s snnng. Jams 4:17 M ordca Hal ts Plot Agans t th Kng / pag 7

8 H s O F T H E r o f a t H Ordnary Mn and Womn... Supr Ordnary Powr H r o n T r a n n g M ordca Hal ts Plot Aga nst th Kng H r o s o f t h F a t h C u r r c u l u m No part of ths currculum may b rpublshd wthout prmsson. Plas fl fr to copy for classroom us.

9 h r o t r a n n g Scrptur: Esthr 1, 2 Mmory vrs: Anyon who knows th rght thng to do, but dos not do t, s snnng. (Jams 4:17 NCV) Our Hro: What dd our hro do that was so hroc? What can you do to b a Hro of th Fath? HS What powr do Hros of th Fath possss? Do you hav th powr? Rad Esthr 2: How dd Mordca know what was rght? Rad Exodus 20:13. How can you know what s rght? M ordca Hal ts Plot Agans t th Kng / pag 9

10 h d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Bgnnng at th arrow, cross out th frst lttr and vry othr lttr around th crcl. Copy th lttrs nto th spacs blow. _,, _. Jams 4:17 M ordca Hal ts Plot Agans t th Kng / pag 10

11 w o r d s a r c h B S M C G N E D X E G D E D M O A N Y L O N V M E X P E R S I A A D R A C H A H S D N K D S N O S L U B E R E H T S E N E E U Q E Y X C W S D W O B T N O D C E A I N E W Q U E E N N I R I K I N G X E R X E S T I R I A C E D R O M L G H N E M G Q U E I A D O O S I P H A H C A H S E M N A D O P T E D C O U S I N V T R E O R F A Z D I U E G N T N L H A N A O I A H H T S U P T F T E G P L C - Prsa - Kng Xrxs - Vasht - nw qun - Mordca - adoptd cousn - Qun Esthr - plot aganst kng - Mordca rports M ordca Hal ts Plot Agans t th Kng / pag 11

12 h Answr Pag d d n m s s a g Can you crack th cod to fnd th Hddn Mssag? Bgnnng at th arrow, cross out th frst lttr and vry othr lttr around th crcl. Copy th lttrs nto th spacs blow. Anyon who knows th rght thng to do, but dos not do t, s snnng. Jams 4:17 M ordca Hal ts Plot Agans t th Kng / pag 12

13 w o r Answr Pag d s a r c h B S M C G N E D X E G D E D M O A N Y L O N V M E X P E R S I A A D R A C H A H S D N K D S N O S L U B E R E H T S E N E E U Q E Y X C W S D W O B T N O D C E A I N E W Q U E E N N I R I K I N G X E R X E S T I R I A C E D R O M L G H N E M G Q U E I A D O O S I P H A H C A H S E M N A D O P T E D C O U S I N V T R E O R F A Z D I U E G N T N L H A N A O I A H H T S U P T F T E G P L C - Prsa - Kng Xrxs - Vasht - nw qun - Mordca - adoptd cousn - Qun Esthr - plot aganst kng - Mordca rports M ordca Hal ts Plot Agans t th Kng / pag 13

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