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Mordecai Explains His Dream
Esther (Greek) 10:4–13
Mordecai explains his dream after the events it pointed to. He says the dream came from God, its details proved true, and its meaning shows God’s rescue, vindication, and remembrance of his people.
Before you teach
This passage in Greek Esther is not another rescue story. It gives Mordecai’s own explanation of dream images, names the people and groups they represent, and ends by linking God’s action with the ongoing observance of days of joy before God among Israel.
Explain the central teaching of Mordecai Explains His Dream, using two details from the reading. Mordecai presents the dream as a true message from God about his people’s danger, deliverance, and remembrance.
Welcome: Mordecai Explains His Dream
5 minIntroduce “Mordecai Explains His Dream” and locate Esther (Greek) 10:4–13. Mordecai presents the dream as a true message from God about his people’s danger, deliverance, and remembrance. Invite each learner to name a detail or question they will listen for.
Esther (Greek) 10:4, Esther (Greek) 10:9, Esther (Greek) 10:13
Read and explain the passage
12 minMordecai begins with a strong claim: “These things have come from God.” He says he remembers the dream “concerning these matters” and that not one detail failed. The passage therefore presents the dream as something later explained in the light of what had already happened.
Mordecai explains the dream images plainly. The little spring that became a river is Esther, whom the king married and made queen. The two serpents are Haman and Mordecai. The nations are those that combined to destroy the name of the Jews. His nation is Israel, who cried to God and were delivered.
Mordecai says the Lord delivered his people and rescued them from calamities, working signs and great wonders. He then speaks of two lots for God’s people and for the other nations, arriving at an appointed season and day of judgement before God. Because God remembered and vindicated his people, these days are to be observed with assembly, joy, and gladness before God.
Read the selected verses together, pausing at “Mordecai Explains His Dream”. Use the source reading below and check the explanation against the words of the passage.
Esther (Greek) 10:4, Esther (Greek) 10:5, Esther (Greek) 10:6, Esther (Greek) 10:7, Esther (Greek) 10:8, Esther (Greek) 10:9, Esther (Greek) 10:10, Esther (Greek) 10:11, Esther (Greek) 10:12, Esther (Greek) 10:13
Discuss the details and their meaning
8 minUse the three questions below. Begin with “What two things does Mordecai say about his dream at the start?” and allow time to find the supporting verses. Mordecai presents the dream as a true message from God about his people’s danger, deliverance, and remembrance. Ask learners to explain which details support their answer and to identify a question they would like to explore further.
Esther (Greek) 10:4, Esther (Greek) 10:5, Esther (Greek) 10:6, Esther (Greek) 10:7, Esther (Greek) 10:8, Esther (Greek) 10:9, Esther (Greek) 10:12, Esther (Greek) 10:13
Make and respond: Read and respond sheet
12 minWork on “Mordecai Explains His Dream: Read and respond sheet”. Follow the materials and steps below, using “Mordecai Explains His Dream” as reading headings. Each learner should include at least two accurate details and their verse references. Share one observation from the finished sheet and explain how it connects with the central teaching.
Esther (Greek) 10:4, Esther (Greek) 10:9, Esther (Greek) 10:13
Closing: return to Mordecai Explains His Dream
3 minRevisit Esther (Greek) 10:4–13. Invite a learner to summarise what the group has learned about Mordecai Explains His Dream and another to support the summary with a verse. Give learners a moment to complete their response sheet. They can share a question or, if appropriate for the group, join the optional prayer.
Esther (Greek) 10:4, Esther (Greek) 10:9, Esther (Greek) 10:13
Questions to explore
What two things does Mordecai say about his dream at the start?
Look for what he says about where the dream came from and whether its details proved true.
Esther (Greek) 10:4, Esther (Greek) 10:5
Which dream symbols does Mordecai explain directly?
List each symbol and the meaning he gives it in the passage itself.
Esther (Greek) 10:6, Esther (Greek) 10:7, Esther (Greek) 10:8, Esther (Greek) 10:9
How does the passage connect God’s action with the observance of these days?
Trace the movement from deliverance and vindication to assembly, joy, and gladness before God.
Esther (Greek) 10:9, Esther (Greek) 10:12, Esther (Greek) 10:13
Make, think or respond
Mordecai Explains His Dream: Read and respond sheet
What you’ll need
- plain paper or card
- pencils or pens
- a Bible or the source reading on this page
Try it together
- Fold a sheet into three panels or draw three columns. Label them “A key statement”, “A supporting detail”, “A question to discuss”.
- Read Esther (Greek) 10:4–13. Use “Mordecai Explains His Dream” as your reading headings and add a short quotation or detail with its verse reference to each panel.
- Compare your notes with a partner. Check that every quotation is accurate and every conclusion has support in the passage.
- Write one sentence explaining the passage, using a detail from your sheet as evidence.
The finished sheet keeps the details of Mordecai Explains His Dream connected to their Bible references and gives the group a way to explain what they noticed.
Adapt for your group
- For learners who need more support, prepare the reading headings “Mordecai Explains His Dream” and let them match short quotations to the correct heading.
- For confident readers, compare two sections of Esther (Greek) 10:4–13. Ask for a written explanation with two supporting references and one question that the text leaves open.
An optional closing prayer
“God, help us listen carefully as we read Esther (Greek) 10:4–13. Help us understand what we have read, ask thoughtful questions and respond with care for others. Amen.”
Read the Bible passage World English Bible Classic
Esther (Greek) 10
4 [Mordecai said, “These things have come from God.
5 For I remember the dream which I had concerning these matters; for not one detail of them has failed.
6 There was the little spring which became a river, and there was light, and the sun and much water. The river is Esther, whom the king married and made queen.
7 The two serpents are Haman and me.
8 The nations are those which combined to destroy the name of the Jews.
9 But as for my nation, this is Israel, even those who cried to God and were delivered; for the Lord delivered his people. The Lord rescued us out of all these calamities; and God worked such signs and great wonders as have not been done among the nations.
10 Therefore he ordained two lots. One for the people of God, and one for all the other nations.
11 And these two lots came for an appointed season, and for a day of judgment, before God, and for all the nations.
12 God remembered his people and vindicated his inheritance.
13 They shall observe these days in the month Adar, on the fourteenth and on the fifteenth day of the month, with an assembly, joy, and gladness before God, throughout the generations forever among his people Israel.
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