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Bible story "An Unusual Competition" | Primary Year D Quarter 3 Episode 5 | Gracelink - YouTube
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Hello boys and girls, this is Aunt Frenita
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Today's story is called
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An unusual competition.
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The memory verse is from Matthew, Chapter 5, Verse 16.
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It says
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Let your light shine before others
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That they may see your good deeds, and glorify Your Father in heaven
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The message is:
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God can use my life, to influence others for good.
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Have you ever entered a competition?
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Did you win?
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Today's story is about a beauty
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competition with a very special prize.
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It may have happened like this
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"Cousin Mordecai" said Esther.
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"Did you hear?"
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"King Xerxes in sending his men to
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bring unmarried girls to the palace."
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"He's looking for a new queen."
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"I heard." Said Esther's cousin, Mordecai.
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"But he's not sending for all the unmarried girls."
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"Just the pretty ones."
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"I'm sure you'll be chosen."
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He smiled.
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"Oh Cousin Mordecai." Said Esther.
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"I can't leave you.
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You've taken such good care of me since my parents died."
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"Don't worry about me Esther." Said Cousin Mordecai
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"It will be a good opportunity for you.
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Remember everything I've taught you.
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But no matter what happens,
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Don't let anyone know you are a Jew, or that you are my cousin."
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But why Cousin Mordecai?"
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Asked Esther, looking puzzled.
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"Because this is not our home, we are Hebrews."
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"Although our people have lived in Persia for a long time,
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a lot of people don't like us."
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"They want to get rid of us." Said Cousin Mordecai quietly.
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"I will do as you say." Esther nodded.
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"Don't look so sad Esther." Said Cousin Mordecai.
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"A lot of other beautiful girls will be at the palace.
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But remember beauty, is as beauty does."
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"Be kind to everyone, that's the best kind of beauty."
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When Esther was taken to King Xerxes' palace,
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She remembered what her cousin, Mordecai, had told her.
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There were a lot of beautiful girls at the palace.
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Some of them were not very nice, but Esther was kind to everyone
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The king's helper, Hegai, noticed Esther.
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Hegai noticed Esther's kindness to others.
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He quickly chose her to begin beauty treatments.
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He also gave her special food.
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Then he gave her seven servant girls
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and moved them all to the best part of the women's quarters.
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For a whole year,
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Esther received beauty treatments at the palace.
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She was bathed,
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oiled, and perfumed, everyday.
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Beauticians fixed her hair
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The designers made new clothes and shoes for her.
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Hegai gave her anything she asked for.
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Meanwhile, Esther's cousin, Mordecai,
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walked back and forth near her rooms everyday.
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He couldn't talk to Esther, and she couldn't talk to him.
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But they could see each other from far away.
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Cousin Mordecai wanted to make sure she was alright
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But he didn't want anyone to know that they were related.
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If they did, they would know Esther was a Jew.
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One day, Hegai came to Esther smiling.
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"Esther." He said. "The king wants to see you."
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"Really? What should I do?" Asked Esther.
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"Just be yourself." Said Hgai, smiling.
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"I'm so nervous!" Said Esther excitedly.
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"I can't even think right now!"
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"Esther don't worry." Said Hegai.
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"I think the palace people and the king are going to really like you."
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Hegai was right.
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Everyone liked Esther, especially the king.
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He liked Esther more than any of the other young women he had seen.
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So he made her his queen.
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This podcast is read by Frenita Buddy
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for gracelink.net
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Created and produced by Falvo Fowler
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Post produced by Faith Toh at Studio Elpizo
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The theme music is by Clayton Kinney
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Animation and artwork by Diogo Godoy
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The audio engineer was Karel Holness
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