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Esther 4 · Preschool

Esther Is Brave

Name Date

Color Esther getting ready to be brave!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.”

Esther 4:17 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Esther's people were in danger. Mordecai asked her to talk to the king. That was scary! But Esther chose to be brave. God helps us to be brave too.

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Esther 4 · Kindergarten

Be Brave

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

BRAVE
HELP
FAST
KING
So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

Esther 4:17 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SAD
QUEEN
LETTER
KING

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a time you were brave.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me brave. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When have you been brave?
  • Who helps you when you are scared?

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Esther 4 · Grade 1

Esther Chooses to Help

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

BRAVE
QUEEN
HELP
PEOPLE
So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

Esther 4:17 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Mordecai was very sad.
Mordecai sent Esther the letter.
Esther was the queen.
The people did not eat for three days.
Esther chose to be brave.

Esther Is Brave

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days

for such a time as this

put on sackcloth with ashes

He also gave him the copy of the writing of the decree

Draw a time you were brave.

Memory Verse

“So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.”

Esther 4:17 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me brave. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did Mordecai feel?
  • What did Mordecai ask Esther to do?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Esther 4 · Grade 2

Esther Will Go to the King

Name Date

Read the Story

Mordecai heard of Haman's plan. He was very sad. He cried out loud. All the Jews were sad too.

Mordecai sent word to Esther. He asked her to go to the king. But no one could go to the king if he did not call. It was not safe.

Mordecai said maybe she was made queen for this very time. Esther said the Jews should not eat for three days. Then she would go. Esther was brave!

Memory Verse

“So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.”

Esther 4:17 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. How did Mordecai feel?

    Very sadTo the kingBrave

  2. Where did Mordecai ask Esther to go?

    ThreeBraveTo the king

  3. Why was it not safe?

  4. How many days would the Jews not eat?

    ThreeTo the kingBrave

  5. What was Esther?

    BraveVery sadThree

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

ASHESFTHOASMETIMEREJESTHERMWVJPERISHKINGDOMPKCIOFMIRVFSACKCLOTHDNGKFASTCMYYDECREE
  • SACKCLOTH
  • KINGDOM
  • ESTHER
  • PERISH
  • DECREE
  • ASHES
  • FAST
  • TIME

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me brave. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help a friend who is upset?
  • Who can you ask to pray with you?

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Esther 4 · Grade 3

A Brave Choice

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Read the Story

When Mordecai learned of Haman's plan, he tore his clothes. He put on sackcloth and ashes. He went out into the city and cried loudly. In every land the Jews mourned. They fasted and wept.

Esther sent a servant to find out what was wrong. Mordecai sent her a copy of the letter. He asked her to go to the king and beg for her people. Esther sent back word. Anyone who went to the king without being called could die. Only if the king held out his gold scepter would that person live.

Mordecai said Esther would not be safe just because she lived in the palace. He asked who knows if she had come to the kingdom for such a time as this. Esther told the Jews in Susa to fast for her for three days. She and her maids would fast too. Then she would go to the king. Mordecai did all that Esther said.

Memory Verse

“So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.”

Esther 4:17 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did Mordecai put on?

  2. What did Mordecai send Esther?

  3. What did the king have to hold out?

  4. How long did the Jews fast for Esther?

  5. What did Mordecai do at the end?

Esther Is Brave

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me brave. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you do when you feel afraid to do the right thing?
  • How did Esther show courage?

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Esther 4 · Grade 4

Who Knows?

Name Date

Read and Think

When Mordecai learned of the decree, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth with ashes. He cried with a loud and bitter cry. In every province there was great mourning among the Jews. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes. Esther was grieved and sent clothes to Mordecai, but he would not take them.

Esther sent Hathach to learn what was wrong. Mordecai told him everything, even the sum of money Haman had promised. He sent Esther a copy of the decree. He asked her to plead with the king for her people. Esther reminded him of the law. Anyone who came to the king uncalled would die, unless he held out the golden scepter. And she had not been called for thirty days.

Mordecai's answer was bold. If Esther kept silent, help would come from another place. But she and her father's house would perish. Then he asked who knows if she had come to the kingdom for such a time as this. Esther asked all the Jews in Susa to fast for her for three days. Then she would go to the king, though it was against the law. If she perished, she perished.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Mordecai do when he learned of the decree?

  2. Who carried messages between Esther and Mordecai?

  3. How long had it been since the king called Esther?

  4. What did Mordecai say would happen if Esther kept silent?

  5. What did Esther ask the Jews in Susa to do?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

decreeEsthersackclothashestime
  1. When Mordecai learned of the decree, he tore his clothes and put on with ashes.
  2. Many lay in sackcloth and .
  3. was grieved and sent clothes to Mordecai, but he would not take them.
  4. He sent Esther a copy of the .
  5. Then he asked who knows if she had come to the kingdom for such a as this.

Think About It

  1. Mordecai believed help would come even if Esther stayed silent. How does this show trust in God's plan?

  2. God placed Esther in the palace for a purpose. Where has God placed you to help others?

Memory Verse

For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Esther 4:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me brave. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How do trusting God and acting fit together?
  • What does fasting show about depending on God?

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Esther 4 · Grade 5

For Such a Time as This

Name Date

Read and Think

Mordecai tore his clothes, put on sackcloth with ashes, and went into the city crying with a loud and bitter cry. In every province where the decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing. The queen was exceedingly grieved and sent clothing to Mordecai, but he would not receive it.

Through Hathach, Mordecai told Esther all that had happened and the exact sum of money Haman had promised. He sent a copy of the decree and charged her to go to the king and make request for her people. Esther explained the danger. Any man or woman who came to the king into the inner court without being called faced one law: death, unless the king held out the golden scepter. She had not been called for thirty days.

Mordecai replied that Esther should not imagine she would escape because she lived in the king's house. If she remained silent, relief and deliverance would arise for the Jews from another place. Then he asked who knows if she had not come to the kingdom for such a time as this. Esther called for a three-day fast and resolved to go in to the king, which was against the law. If I perish, I perish. Christians see in the fast a dependence on God, even though His name is unspoken. Christians see here both God's sovereignty and the call to act with courage.

Show What You Know

  1. How widespread was the mourning among the Jews?

  2. What exact detail did Mordecai pass on about Haman?

  3. What was the one law for those who came to the king uncalled?

  4. Where did Mordecai say relief might come from if Esther stayed silent?

  5. What did Esther resolve after calling the fast?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

timefastEsthersackclothdecree
  1. Mordecai tore his clothes, put on with ashes, and went into the city crying with a loud and bitter cry.
  2. In every province where the came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing.
  3. Through Hathach, Mordecai told all that had happened and the exact sum of money Haman had promised.
  4. Then he asked who knows if she had not come to the kingdom for such a as this.
  5. Esther called for a three-day and resolved to go in to the king, which was against the law.

Think About It

  1. Mordecai said relief would arise from another place, yet he still urged Esther to act. How do trusting God and taking action fit together?

  2. Esther said she would go in even if it cost her life. What might courage for God look like in your life this week?

Memory Verse

For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Esther 4:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me brave. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where has God placed you to help others?
  • What does courage for God look like for you?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.