Book of Esther storytelling version
This can comfortably be told in about 15 minutes with these visuals
but it depends on the storyteller
( I would suggest making a playback version and running it at the rate you desire to talk
as if a movie playing in the background )
16. The Babylonian Postal System
It is said that as many days as there are in the whole
journey, so many are the men and horses that stand
along the road, each horse and man at the interval of
a day’s journey; and these are stayed neither by
snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from
accomplishing their appointed course with all
speed.
17. The Babylonian Postal System
It is said that as many days as there are in the whole
journey, so many are the men and horses that stand
along the road, each horse and man at the interval of
a day’s journey; and these are stayed neither by
snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from
accomplishing their appointed course with all
speed.
18. The Babylonian Postal System
It is said that as many days as there are in the whole
journey, so many are the men and horses that stand
along the road, each horse and man at the interval of
a day’s journey; and these are stayed neither by
snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from
accomplishing their appointed course with all
speed.
28. no X
a tough after party
x
The king
X’ed out the enemies
29. The Queen (aka Vashti)
threw her party
(psst!!! description
10 times shorter
than the king’s party)
30. A long celebration ended with a 7 day feast
where the King sent 7 Eunuchs to fetch the Queen to put
her on display for the guests
she refused
31. queen no longer
Fearing a ‘feminist’ uprising
the King’s legal advisers said to remove the Queen
and make a law that what the husband says goes!
32. queen no longer
Fearing a ‘feminist’ uprising
the King’s legal advisers said to remove the Queen
and make a law that what the husband says goes!
The laws cannot be revoked. Done .
33. queen no longer
Fearing a ‘feminist’ uprising
the King’s legal advisers said to remove the Queen
and make a law that what the husband says goes!
The laws cannot be revoked. Done .
111. A LEGAL PROBLEM -
anyone coming into the
presence of the King dies
( unless he ‘extends his
scepter’)
Esther
has problems
The King has a strict by appointment only policy
112. A PERSONAL PROBLEM -
the King hasn't asked for
her for 30 days
( is he displeased with her? )
Esther
has problems
The King ignored her for the last 30 days
115. Ch 4
agrees to help the Jews
Esther
and acts
‘for such a time as this’
116. For 3 days and 3 nights
she told her maids to fast and pray
117. and asked
Mordecai
the the Jews
to do the same
For 3 days and 3 nights
she told her maids to fast and pray
118. and on the 3rd day
she went into the king
For 3 days and 3 nights
she told her maids to fast and pray
and asked
Mordecai
the the Jews
to do the same
119. Ch 4
agrees to help the Jews
Esther
She goes into the king
212. They made
him
disappear
the guards cover Haman’s head and take him away
without being asked
we got this one, King
but he set up dangerous
irrevocable laws
213. but he set up dangerous
irrevocable laws
the guards cover Haman’s head and take him away
without being asked
215. Some urgent damage control
She pleads and weeps before the King
still to save her people
216. Some urgent damage control
Still diplomatic
doesn’t mention the King’s role in the law
217. Some urgent damage control
allow
self
defense
Give a day for Jews to defend themselves
have the right to bear arms and assemble
218. one more
day
He who hesitates is lost
and another urgent request
Give another day for Jews to defend themselves
have right to bear arms and assemble
219. self defense and
right to bear arms
but no plundering
(Saul got in trouble for that… another story)