Listen to the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZvZWUZFevI
We began class by discussing, reading (pronouncing) and translating some excerpts from the Book of Esther to learn about her story. The following were the excerpts the students read. While reading the excerpts students identified the main characters in the story.
Excerpts from Esther’s Story
Esther 2:7-9
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7 Mordecai had a cousin named
Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother.
This young woman, who was also known as Esther, had a lovely
figure and was beautiful. Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when
her father and mother died.
8 When the king’s order and edict had been proclaimed, many young women
were brought to the citadel of Susa and put under the care of Hegai.
Esther also was taken to the king’s palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had
charge of the harem. 9 She pleased him and won his
favor. Immediately he provided her with her beauty treatments and special
food. He assigned to her seven female attendants selected from the king’s
palace and moved her and her attendants into the best place in the harem.
Esther
3:5-6
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5 When
Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged. 6 Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea
of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people, the
Jews, throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.
Esther
4:9-17
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9 Hathak
went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said. 10 Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai, 11 “All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces
know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court
without being summoned the king has but one law:that they be put to death unless the king
extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since
I was called to go to the king.”
12 When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai, 13 he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in
the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from
another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but
that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for
three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is
done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I
perish, I perish.”
17 So Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther’s
instructions.
Esther
5:1-5
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Esther’s Request to the King
5 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of
the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on
his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. 2 When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased
with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. So Esther
approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
3 Then the king asked, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your
request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given you.”
4 “If it pleases the king,” replied Esther, “let the king, together
with Haman, come today to a banquet I have prepared for him.”
5 “Bring Haman at once,” the king said, “so that we may do what
Esther asks.”
So the king and Haman went to
the banquet Esther had prepared.
Esther
7:1-6
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7 So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, 2 and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king
again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What
is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.”
3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if
it pleases you, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this
is my request. 4 For I
and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as
male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would
justify disturbing the king.[a]”
5 King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, “Who is he? Where is he—the man
who has dared to do such a thing?”
6 Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!”
Then
Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
We compiled a list of vocabulary from the excerpts.
Students learned vocabulary from the song:
Vocabulary:
holding my breath: para de respirar (numa situação de muito medo)
restless heart: coração preocupado/que não consegue achar descanso/alívio
“Everything hangs on____”: Tudo depende de _____
“finding my nerve”: encontrando com/achando minha coragem (ficando
corajoso)
“Rock the boat”: fazer alguma coisa que pode mexer na paz duma situação.
(literalmente “faz mexer o barco”)
“to hold your tongue”: resistir a tentação
de falar (literalmente: guardar a sua língua)
“to have the floor”: ter permissão se falar (literalmente: ter o piso)
stand apart from the crowd: ser alguém diferente numa multidão
“run the risk”: correr o
risco
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Students listened to the song a few times to fill in the blanks. They finished class by singing along.
Listen to the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZvZWUZFevI
"Born For This
(Esther)"
Feels like I've been holding
my breath, trying to still my restless
heart
Everything hangs on my next step, finding my nerve, playing my part
I found shelter underneath His _______, found favor inside His eyes
Rock this boat, and I just might drown, honesty seems to come with a price
There's a time to hold your tongue, time to keep your ________ down
There's a ________ but it's not now
Sometimes you gotta _____, uninvited
Sometimes you gotta _______ when you don't have the floor
Sometimes you gotta ________, when everybody else says you should stay
No way, ____ , not today
You gotta _______, if you want an answer
Sometimes you gotta stand apart from the crowd
Long before your heart could run the risk
You were born for this
You were born for this
I'm leaning on the ones before me, my father's father's dreams
I'm standing on the top of their shoulders calling the One delivering me
There's a time to hold your tongue, time to keep your ________ down
There's a _______ but it's not now
Sometimes you gotta ______, uninvited
Sometimes you gotta _______ when you don't have the floor
Sometimes you gotta _______, when everybody else says you should stay
No way, _____, not today
You gotta ____, if you want an answer
Sometimes you gotta stand apart from the crowd
Long before your heart could run the risk
You were born for this
You were born for this
One step, _____ move.
Born to trust You.
Made to lay my
________ before You
Sometimes you gotta _____, uninvited
Sometimes you gotta _________ when you don't have the floor
Sometimes you gotta ________, when everybody else says you should stay
No way, ____, not today
You gotta ______, if you want an answer
Sometimes you gotta stand apart from the crowd
Long before your heart could run the risk
You were born for this
You were born for this
You were born for this
You were born for this
You were born for this
Everything hangs on my next step, finding my nerve, playing my part
I found shelter underneath His _______, found favor inside His eyes
Rock this boat, and I just might drown, honesty seems to come with a price
There's a time to hold your tongue, time to keep your ________ down
There's a ________ but it's not now
Sometimes you gotta _____, uninvited
Sometimes you gotta _______ when you don't have the floor
Sometimes you gotta ________, when everybody else says you should stay
No way, ____ , not today
You gotta _______, if you want an answer
Sometimes you gotta stand apart from the crowd
Long before your heart could run the risk
You were born for this
You were born for this
I'm leaning on the ones before me, my father's father's dreams
I'm standing on the top of their shoulders calling the One delivering me
There's a time to hold your tongue, time to keep your ________ down
There's a _______ but it's not now
Sometimes you gotta ______, uninvited
Sometimes you gotta _______ when you don't have the floor
Sometimes you gotta _______, when everybody else says you should stay
No way, _____, not today
You gotta ____, if you want an answer
Sometimes you gotta stand apart from the crowd
Long before your heart could run the risk
You were born for this
You were born for this
One step, _____ move.
Born to trust You.
Made to lay my
________ before You
Sometimes you gotta _____, uninvited
Sometimes you gotta _________ when you don't have the floor
Sometimes you gotta ________, when everybody else says you should stay
No way, ____, not today
You gotta ______, if you want an answer
Sometimes you gotta stand apart from the crowd
Long before your heart could run the risk
You were born for this
You were born for this
You were born for this
You were born for this
You were born for this
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