The Story of Queen Esther Women of the Bible Bible Stories for Kids

Minnow Laugh and Grow Bible Brave Queen Esther A very long time ago, in a place called Persia, there lived a king. Me! King Xerxes! Xer... Xerxes? Yep, a tough name and, well, kind of a tough king. Why was he so tough? He had a bad temper. What? Who said that? Get rid of them! Whoa, he does have a temper. Well, King Xerxes needed a queen. So, he searched throughout the land for the best queen of all. No, no, no, no, no. Hey! Who are you? Esther. Now, Esther was an orphan, which means she had no mother or father. She lived with her cousin. Mordecai. He worked for King Xerxes at his palace. Both Mordecai and Esther were Jewish. Jewish? What does that mean? You see, God's people were called the Israelites because... They were the children of Israel! Right. Well, there came a time that Israel split in two. The southern half was called Judah, and the people from Judah were called... Jews! Okay, I get it. Now, the Jewish people were not very popular in King Xerxes' land, and he didn't know that Esther was a Jew. He just knew that... She is so pretty and kind! I love her! In fact, he loved her so much that he made Esther queen. Aw, what a nice story! Well, not so much. Really? Why? Things got complicated. You see, King Xerxes had a friend named Haman. Yes, yes. Like Haman. At least you won't forget me. Haman didn't like the Jews at all, and he especially didn't like Mordecai, because Mordecai would never, ever, ever bow down to him. Finally, Haman got so fed up with Mordecai that he went to see the king. Oh, Haman! Hey, king! Oh, I mean, your highness, I have something important to tell you. Haman lied to the king and said that the Jews were troublemakers and the land would be better off without them. Oh, no! I hope the king didn't listen to him. He did! The king signed a law that said all the Jewish people would be killed. That's scary! Did Esther pack her bags and go? No. No? Mordecai had a plan. You have to talk to the king. Esther was scared. If someone went to the king without an invitation, you could be killed. But Mordecai said, maybe this is why God allowed you to become queen. Esther, you can save your people! So what did she do? Esther gathered her courage and prepared a feast. A feast? Why? She invited the king and Haman, and just as they were starting to enjoy the meal, she told on Haman. She said, King Xerxes, someone is going to kill my whole family and me! The king was surprised. What? Who would want to kill my queen? That man! Haman? He plans to kill all the Jewish people! And I, I am a Jew! Like I said, King Xerxes had a temper, and he said, AMEN! Whatever you were going to do to the Jews will be done to you! No, no, no! No, please! I'm sorry! That was the last time anyone had to worry about Haman. Wow! God really used Esther's bravery in a big way! Yes, he did! God used the bravery of Esther, an orphan girl who became queen, to save the children of Israel!