Prayer Watch Bible Studies: Week 30, July 22

Sunday, July 22, Esther 1 - 2, Acts 17

In Esther 1 why did some think that Vashti had committed a wrong against, "peoples of all the provinces of King Xerxes"?
Why was Esther raised by her uncle?
Why didn't Esther let her nationality be known?
In Acts 17 why was there a riot in Thessalonica?
How did the Berean Jews respond to Paul's message?

Monday, July 23, Esther 3 -4, Psalm 82

Why was Haman more concerned about one man who wouldn't bow down to him than many who would?
What did it take in Esther 4 for Esther to be willing to risk her life to save her people?
In Psalm 82:3 God commands rulers, "Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed." What opportunities do you have to help the weak, fatherless, poor, or oppressed?

Tuesday, July 24, Esther 5, Acts 18

Why do you think Esther asked the king and Haman to come back a second day before asking for mercy for the Jews?
In Esther 5:9 Haman went from being happy to being filled with rage just from looking at Mordecai. Are there things in your life that can trigger your emotions, moving you away from God-given joy to anger, worry, or fear? If so, what do you need to do to correct this?
Why did Paul turn his attention to the Gentiles in Corinth in Acts 18?
In Acts 18:9-10 God spoke to Paul in a vision to encourage him to keep doing what he had been doing. How has God encouraged you to persevere?

Wednesday, July 25, Esther 6 - 7, Psalm 83

Haman hated Mordecai more than any other person. How did he end up leading Mordecai through the city streets on horseback to honor him?
What did Esther ask for in chapter 7?
Psalm 83:4 says, "'Come,' they say, 'let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.'" From Haman to Hitler, there have been people who have wanted to destroy the descendants of Israel. How have they survived as a people?

Thursday, July 26, Esther 8, Acts 19

What happened to Haman's estate?
How was the order to kill all the Jews overruled?
What happened when the believers in Ephesus received the Holy Spirit in Acts 19?
In Acts 19:19 people who had been practicing sorcery burned their scrolls. They had been worth a very large sum of money. Is there anything you hang onto from your past that you should get rid of?
Who started the riot in Acts 19?

Friday, July 27, Esther 9 - 10, Psalm 84

How did Purim become a two-day celebration?
What position did Mordecai hold according to Esther chapter 10?
Psalm 84:2 says, "My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God." Do you have that kind of hunger for God? How can that hunger be satisfied?

Saturday, July 28, Psalm 85, Acts 20

Psalm 85:6 says, "Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?" Why would God's people need to be revived?
In Acts 20 how was Eutychus "picked up dead" but taken home alive?
In Acts 20:24 Paul said, "my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me." How can you develop that level of commitment of your life to the Lord's will?
In Acts 20:28 Paul told the Ephesian leaders, "Keep watch over yourselves." How would you do this?

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