Superbook (2011–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - Esther: For Such a Time as This - full transcript
Joy is challenged to stand up to a classmate who questions Joy's selection of a new girl at school to join a special club. If Joy pushes for the new girl she could lose her own position in the club. Superbook whisks the kids off to meet Queen Esther, who is facing a moral crisis of her own. As Joy befriends the Queen, she learns that her own dilemma pales in comparison to the life and death choice Queen Ester is grappling with. At the moment of truth, Ether shows her true colors and stands up for what is right, even though it could mean death. She is rewarded for her bravery, protects a nation, and with that Joy returns home full of the resilience and fortitude it will take to do the right thing in her situation at school.
Since the King's friend,
Mordecai, refuses to bow to me,
cast lots and they will
determine
when his fate shall be sealed.
So be it. On the twelfth month,
Mordecai and all his people -...
All the Jews -— throughout the
kingdom of Xerxes -...
Will be destroyed.
Ah! Haman! Good to
see you, my friend!
If it please the king...
I have disturbing news.
There is a certain people
scattered amongst all the
provinces of your kingdom;
their laws are different
from all other people's
and they do not keep
the king's laws.
So it is not in the king's
interest to let them live.
What would you
have me do, Haman?
Let a decree be written
that they be destroyed.
I... I trust you, Haman.
If these people are a threat,
let the decree be
written -— and sealed.
♪
♪ It's the Word for all time
♪ The Word for all the world
♪ The Story's forever alive
♪ Superbook
♪ Hosanna, sing hosanna
♪ The Word... Superbook
♪ Hosanna, sing hosanna
♪ The Word... Superbook ♪
Whooo-hooo!
Ya-hoo-hoo-hoo. Whoa hoo-ha.
Yah-aaa-whooo-hooo.
Ta da!!!!
As president of the
Girls' Leadership Club,
I want to thank you forbringing Gizmo in
to help us decoratefor the dance, Joy.
You're welcome!
Too bad youcan't nominate him
for club membership.
What do you mean?
Well, you've been a member
for six months now,
so you get to recommend another
student for membership.
You can make your
recommendation at the meeting
after school today.
Need some help?
Yeah. Unfortunately I
don't have the school's layout
in my GPS yet, so I'mhopelessly lost!
I'm looking for Room 12.
Oh, just up the hall.
I'll show you!
I'm Bonnie Scott.
Joy Pepper.
You're new, huh?
Well, I've been here a week,
but you're the first person
who's actually talked to me!
Wow! Algebra.
I'm still struggling with Math!
I'd be happy to help you with
your homework... any time!
See you soon, Joy!
Janice! I found the girl
I'm going to submit
for clubmembership today!
You mean that girl
in the wheelchair?
Huh? Well... yes.
She's not right
for our club, Joy.
She can't do service projects or
cheer at games... or anything.
Sure she can.
Hm! Well, I think
submitting her name
would be a bad
idea for you, Joy.
So what are you
going to do, Joy?
Your club's meeting
is about to start.
I don't know.
Janice really doesn't want me
to submit Bonnie.
And she is the president.
That's not right, Joy.
You should tell her.
No way! Janice could have me
kicked out of the club.
I can't stand up to her.
I'm not that brave.
Superbook!!
I think I'll just head
back into the gym
and do some more
dec-ooo-rrratingggggg!
Ohhhhh-hoo-hooo-hooo.
Whoaaaaaa!
I am taking you to meet someone
who found the courage to
speak up for what was right
no matter what the cost.
It appears we are now in
ancient Persia, 5th century B.C.
Silence!!!
You have been brought here to
serve King Xerxes,
ruler of 127 provinces
from India to Ethiopia.
You! You will follow my command
and do as you are told.
Hatach, take the female
to the women's quarters.
No! Chris!!!
Wait!
And I'll take these two
to work with me
at the chariot house.
You will scrub these chariots
until they shine.
Yes, sir. We shall
do our best!
Ahhrrr.
Come on, Gizmo!
Let's go find Joy.
Come on, Gizmo! GO!
I cannot just leave! I gave
that man my word
that I would scrub these
chariots until they shine.
And a robot's word is his bond.
Fine. We'll scrub first,
then find Joy.
Wow!!! Amazing!
What is your name, young lady?
Oh, hello! I'm Joy...
Bow when thequeen addresses you.
The queen???
Oh, I-I didn't know... I...
Of course you didn't.
I'm not wearing my crown!
There! Now do I
look like a queen?
Oh yes! You look... beautiful!
This crown first belonged
to Queen Vashti,
before she fell
into disfavor with the King.
There was a queen before you?
Hmmm. She must come
from a very far off land
not to know this, Hatach.
Oh yes. Very, VERY far off.
When King Xerxes became
unhappy with Queen Vashti,
he began to look for someone
to take her place.
Many young women were
brought to the palace.
The one who pleased him most
would be his new queen.
And the king liked you
the very best of all, right?!
Oops. Sorry.
I think it looks beautiful.
There. Done. Now can we go and find Joy?
It would seem the
appropriate thing to do.
All right! Let's go! Ooph!
Excellent work, slaves.
But you missed a few.
- Ehhhh!
- OH!
Well, a robot's word
is his....Wohhh!
Don't say it!
Your Majesty.
I think I see your cousin
down by the palace gate.
Come, look.
You have a cousin?
Yes, Mordecai. He
raised me as a child.
In fact, he's the one who
brought me here
to be made a queen.
That man raised you?!
He looks kind of... dirty.
Yes... he wears
sackcloth and ashes.
That is the clothing
of one who grieves.
Hatach, you are
my most trusted servant.
Please go speak to Mordecai
on my behalf.
Something is not right.
Bow to the most favored
minister of the king. BOW!!
Why isn't Mordecai bowing?
Why wouldn't Mordecai bow?
He could have been hurt!
One day I fear he WILL be hurt.
Haman is a very powerful man.
But the king is more
powerful, right?
So talk to him! Tell him you'd
like him to keep Mordecai safe.
I cannot tell King Xerxes
what I would like him to do, Joy.
Why not? He's your husband!
He is also the king.
I cannot even go to visit him
unless I am called.
That is the law.
Oh!
It can be really hard
to speak up to the people
who are in charge...
Yes. It takes courage.
And I am not that brave.
Still Mordecai will not bow
to you, Haman! The insolence!
Do not worry about Mordecai.
Soon enough he will be dead.
Him and all those like him.
I will construct gallows
at my own home
to enjoy the
sight of his demise.
Who's Mordecai?
He's a good man.
He saved the king's life once.
Mordecai overheard two guards
who were plotting to kill the
king and he turned them in.
Whooaaa!
So why does Haman think that
Mordecai will be dead soon?
Mordecai is a Jew.
Haman has written a decree
that all the Jews in the
kingdom are to be killed.
What?!?
So this decree is
why my cousin grieves!
Haman must have lied
to have it written!
Someone must tell the king!
Mordecai believes
it is time for you
to speak up for your people.
Your people?
Yes. I am a Jew,
just as my cousin is.
But King Xerxes
does not know this.
Remind my cousin that anyone
who goes into the inner court
to the king, who has not been
called, will be put to death.
Except the one to whom
the king holds out
the golden scepter...
yet the queen herself
has not been called
to go into the king
these past thirty days.
Do not think that you will
escape in the king's palace
any more than
all the other Jews.
And Mordecai said,
"If you remain silent,
deliverance will arise for the
Jews from another place.
But you and your father's
house will perish."
Mordecai also said,
"Who knows whether
you have come to the kingdom
for such a time as this!?"
What Haman has done is
wrong. I must talk to the king.
Tell Mordecai to gather together
all the Jews of Susa
and fast for me. Do not
eat or drink for three days,
night or day. My maids and I
will do the same.
And then, though it is
against the law,
I will go in to see the king.
If the king holds out his
golden scepter to me, I live.
If not, I die.
Either way, I have done
what is right.
If I must die, I must die.
Yes!!!
It pleases me
greatly to see you,
Queen Esther! What do you wish?
It shall be given to you,
up to half the kingdom!
Let you and
your favored minister Haman
come to a banquet
I will prepare for you tonight.
Wonderful idea! It shall be done.
Joy! We found you!
Oh, Joy!
It has been so many days!!
Sshhhh!!!
Why do you smelllike a horse?
Because a robot's word
is his bond!
What's going on?
Last night Queen Esther
held a banquet
for the king and Haman,
his favorite minister.
She's holding a second banquet
for them tonight so she can...
Servants!
Some wine!
We have joined you at this
second banquet, my queen.
What else do you request
from me?
It shall be granted,
up to half the kingdom!
Your Majesty,
if you really care for me
and are willing to help,
you can save me and my people.
That's what I really want.
For we have been sold,
my people and I.
Your people have been sold?!
We have been sold,
my people and I...
To be destroyed, to be killed,
and to be annihilated.
Had we been sold as
male and female slaves,
I would have held my tongue,
although the enemy could never
compensate for the king's loss.
Who is he! And where is he
who would dare presume in his
heart to do such a thing?!
That adversary and enemy is
this wicked Haman!
You!!!
Ahhhh! But... but... but... but
My queen -— you must
speak on my behalf!
If you do not, the king
will surely kill me!
I beg you! Help me!
Do not let me die!
WHAT IS THIS?!
Will he even assault the queen
right here in the palace
before my very eyes?
Look. The gallows.
Fifty cubits high...
which Haman made for Mordecai...
is standing at
the house of Haman.
Ah, ah!
Hang him on it!
NO!!!
No! No! No, please,
not me! Nooooo!
I have given you
the house of Haman,
and they have hanged Haman
on the gallows
because he tried to
lay his hand on the Jews.
If it please the king,
and if he thinks it is right,
let there be a decree that
reverses the orders of Haman,
for how can I endure to see my
people and my family
slaughtered and destroyed?
Send a message to the Jews
in the king's name
telling them whatever you want
and seal it with the
king's signet ring.
We will write a decree,
giving the Jews in every city
authority to unite to
defend their lives.
And Jews in
every province and city
will be filled with
joy and gladness!
Superbook!
Joy! You ready to go?
Yeah. I'm definitely ready.
Looks like your Girls'
Leadership Club meeting
is starting, Joy.
Good luck.
I don't need luck, Chris.
God is always with me
to help me stand up
for what's right.
Joy! We've been waiting for you!
Are you ready to makeyour recommendation?
Yes! I recommend
Bonnie Scott.
What??
Bonnie is smart
and kind and funny
and would make a great
member of our club.
Well, we can vote on it, but
I think it's a bad choice, Joy.
All those in favor of bringing
the new girl in the wheelchair
into the club, raise your hand.
Uhhh... I guess
you're right, Joy.
Make way, ladies.
Whoo-hooo-hooo-hoo-hooo!
Nice wheels, Gizmo!
Nice wheels yourself. And
that's not the best part!!
FIRE WHEN READY!!!!
Over here. Come over
here and see this.
♪ Jesus, You died
upon a cross
♪ and rose again
to save the lost.
♪ Forgive me now of all my sin
♪ Come be my Savior,
Lord and friend.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ and help me, Lord,
to live for You.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ and help me, Lord,
to live for You.
♪ Jesus, You died
upon a cross
♪ and rose again
to save the lost.
♪ Forgive me now
of all my sin
♪ Come be my Savior,
Lord and friend.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ and help me, Lord,
to live for You.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ and help me, Lord,
to live... for You.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ Help me, Lord,
to live for You.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ Won't You make it new?
♪ And help me,
Lord, to live
♪ to live for You. ♪
♪ You and I
Just imagine
♪ What can happen
Traveling through history
♪ Flying high on a journey
Within a mystery
♪ Seeing as we're meant to see
♪ Wisdom that's so clear
♪ If we have the ears to hear
♪ It's the Word for all time
♪ It's the Word for all time
♪ The Word for all the world
♪ The Story that's forever true
♪ It's the Word that shines
♪ with the light from above
♪ that God in His love
gives to you
♪ So come take a ride
There are wonders to see
♪ Adventures inside
For you and for me
♪ His Word is forever alive
♪ Superbook
♪ Hosanna, sing hosanna
♪ The Word... Superbook
♪ Hosanna, sing hosanna
♪ The Word... Superbook
♪ Hosanna, sing hosanna
♪ The Word... Superbook
Mordecai, refuses to bow to me,
cast lots and they will
determine
when his fate shall be sealed.
So be it. On the twelfth month,
Mordecai and all his people -...
All the Jews -— throughout the
kingdom of Xerxes -...
Will be destroyed.
Ah! Haman! Good to
see you, my friend!
If it please the king...
I have disturbing news.
There is a certain people
scattered amongst all the
provinces of your kingdom;
their laws are different
from all other people's
and they do not keep
the king's laws.
So it is not in the king's
interest to let them live.
What would you
have me do, Haman?
Let a decree be written
that they be destroyed.
I... I trust you, Haman.
If these people are a threat,
let the decree be
written -— and sealed.
♪
♪ It's the Word for all time
♪ The Word for all the world
♪ The Story's forever alive
♪ Superbook
♪ Hosanna, sing hosanna
♪ The Word... Superbook
♪ Hosanna, sing hosanna
♪ The Word... Superbook ♪
Whooo-hooo!
Ya-hoo-hoo-hoo. Whoa hoo-ha.
Yah-aaa-whooo-hooo.
Ta da!!!!
As president of the
Girls' Leadership Club,
I want to thank you forbringing Gizmo in
to help us decoratefor the dance, Joy.
You're welcome!
Too bad youcan't nominate him
for club membership.
What do you mean?
Well, you've been a member
for six months now,
so you get to recommend another
student for membership.
You can make your
recommendation at the meeting
after school today.
Need some help?
Yeah. Unfortunately I
don't have the school's layout
in my GPS yet, so I'mhopelessly lost!
I'm looking for Room 12.
Oh, just up the hall.
I'll show you!
I'm Bonnie Scott.
Joy Pepper.
You're new, huh?
Well, I've been here a week,
but you're the first person
who's actually talked to me!
Wow! Algebra.
I'm still struggling with Math!
I'd be happy to help you with
your homework... any time!
See you soon, Joy!
Janice! I found the girl
I'm going to submit
for clubmembership today!
You mean that girl
in the wheelchair?
Huh? Well... yes.
She's not right
for our club, Joy.
She can't do service projects or
cheer at games... or anything.
Sure she can.
Hm! Well, I think
submitting her name
would be a bad
idea for you, Joy.
So what are you
going to do, Joy?
Your club's meeting
is about to start.
I don't know.
Janice really doesn't want me
to submit Bonnie.
And she is the president.
That's not right, Joy.
You should tell her.
No way! Janice could have me
kicked out of the club.
I can't stand up to her.
I'm not that brave.
Superbook!!
I think I'll just head
back into the gym
and do some more
dec-ooo-rrratingggggg!
Ohhhhh-hoo-hooo-hooo.
Whoaaaaaa!
I am taking you to meet someone
who found the courage to
speak up for what was right
no matter what the cost.
It appears we are now in
ancient Persia, 5th century B.C.
Silence!!!
You have been brought here to
serve King Xerxes,
ruler of 127 provinces
from India to Ethiopia.
You! You will follow my command
and do as you are told.
Hatach, take the female
to the women's quarters.
No! Chris!!!
Wait!
And I'll take these two
to work with me
at the chariot house.
You will scrub these chariots
until they shine.
Yes, sir. We shall
do our best!
Ahhrrr.
Come on, Gizmo!
Let's go find Joy.
Come on, Gizmo! GO!
I cannot just leave! I gave
that man my word
that I would scrub these
chariots until they shine.
And a robot's word is his bond.
Fine. We'll scrub first,
then find Joy.
Wow!!! Amazing!
What is your name, young lady?
Oh, hello! I'm Joy...
Bow when thequeen addresses you.
The queen???
Oh, I-I didn't know... I...
Of course you didn't.
I'm not wearing my crown!
There! Now do I
look like a queen?
Oh yes! You look... beautiful!
This crown first belonged
to Queen Vashti,
before she fell
into disfavor with the King.
There was a queen before you?
Hmmm. She must come
from a very far off land
not to know this, Hatach.
Oh yes. Very, VERY far off.
When King Xerxes became
unhappy with Queen Vashti,
he began to look for someone
to take her place.
Many young women were
brought to the palace.
The one who pleased him most
would be his new queen.
And the king liked you
the very best of all, right?!
Oops. Sorry.
I think it looks beautiful.
There. Done. Now can we go and find Joy?
It would seem the
appropriate thing to do.
All right! Let's go! Ooph!
Excellent work, slaves.
But you missed a few.
- Ehhhh!
- OH!
Well, a robot's word
is his....Wohhh!
Don't say it!
Your Majesty.
I think I see your cousin
down by the palace gate.
Come, look.
You have a cousin?
Yes, Mordecai. He
raised me as a child.
In fact, he's the one who
brought me here
to be made a queen.
That man raised you?!
He looks kind of... dirty.
Yes... he wears
sackcloth and ashes.
That is the clothing
of one who grieves.
Hatach, you are
my most trusted servant.
Please go speak to Mordecai
on my behalf.
Something is not right.
Bow to the most favored
minister of the king. BOW!!
Why isn't Mordecai bowing?
Why wouldn't Mordecai bow?
He could have been hurt!
One day I fear he WILL be hurt.
Haman is a very powerful man.
But the king is more
powerful, right?
So talk to him! Tell him you'd
like him to keep Mordecai safe.
I cannot tell King Xerxes
what I would like him to do, Joy.
Why not? He's your husband!
He is also the king.
I cannot even go to visit him
unless I am called.
That is the law.
Oh!
It can be really hard
to speak up to the people
who are in charge...
Yes. It takes courage.
And I am not that brave.
Still Mordecai will not bow
to you, Haman! The insolence!
Do not worry about Mordecai.
Soon enough he will be dead.
Him and all those like him.
I will construct gallows
at my own home
to enjoy the
sight of his demise.
Who's Mordecai?
He's a good man.
He saved the king's life once.
Mordecai overheard two guards
who were plotting to kill the
king and he turned them in.
Whooaaa!
So why does Haman think that
Mordecai will be dead soon?
Mordecai is a Jew.
Haman has written a decree
that all the Jews in the
kingdom are to be killed.
What?!?
So this decree is
why my cousin grieves!
Haman must have lied
to have it written!
Someone must tell the king!
Mordecai believes
it is time for you
to speak up for your people.
Your people?
Yes. I am a Jew,
just as my cousin is.
But King Xerxes
does not know this.
Remind my cousin that anyone
who goes into the inner court
to the king, who has not been
called, will be put to death.
Except the one to whom
the king holds out
the golden scepter...
yet the queen herself
has not been called
to go into the king
these past thirty days.
Do not think that you will
escape in the king's palace
any more than
all the other Jews.
And Mordecai said,
"If you remain silent,
deliverance will arise for the
Jews from another place.
But you and your father's
house will perish."
Mordecai also said,
"Who knows whether
you have come to the kingdom
for such a time as this!?"
What Haman has done is
wrong. I must talk to the king.
Tell Mordecai to gather together
all the Jews of Susa
and fast for me. Do not
eat or drink for three days,
night or day. My maids and I
will do the same.
And then, though it is
against the law,
I will go in to see the king.
If the king holds out his
golden scepter to me, I live.
If not, I die.
Either way, I have done
what is right.
If I must die, I must die.
Yes!!!
It pleases me
greatly to see you,
Queen Esther! What do you wish?
It shall be given to you,
up to half the kingdom!
Let you and
your favored minister Haman
come to a banquet
I will prepare for you tonight.
Wonderful idea! It shall be done.
Joy! We found you!
Oh, Joy!
It has been so many days!!
Sshhhh!!!
Why do you smelllike a horse?
Because a robot's word
is his bond!
What's going on?
Last night Queen Esther
held a banquet
for the king and Haman,
his favorite minister.
She's holding a second banquet
for them tonight so she can...
Servants!
Some wine!
We have joined you at this
second banquet, my queen.
What else do you request
from me?
It shall be granted,
up to half the kingdom!
Your Majesty,
if you really care for me
and are willing to help,
you can save me and my people.
That's what I really want.
For we have been sold,
my people and I.
Your people have been sold?!
We have been sold,
my people and I...
To be destroyed, to be killed,
and to be annihilated.
Had we been sold as
male and female slaves,
I would have held my tongue,
although the enemy could never
compensate for the king's loss.
Who is he! And where is he
who would dare presume in his
heart to do such a thing?!
That adversary and enemy is
this wicked Haman!
You!!!
Ahhhh! But... but... but... but
My queen -— you must
speak on my behalf!
If you do not, the king
will surely kill me!
I beg you! Help me!
Do not let me die!
WHAT IS THIS?!
Will he even assault the queen
right here in the palace
before my very eyes?
Look. The gallows.
Fifty cubits high...
which Haman made for Mordecai...
is standing at
the house of Haman.
Ah, ah!
Hang him on it!
NO!!!
No! No! No, please,
not me! Nooooo!
I have given you
the house of Haman,
and they have hanged Haman
on the gallows
because he tried to
lay his hand on the Jews.
If it please the king,
and if he thinks it is right,
let there be a decree that
reverses the orders of Haman,
for how can I endure to see my
people and my family
slaughtered and destroyed?
Send a message to the Jews
in the king's name
telling them whatever you want
and seal it with the
king's signet ring.
We will write a decree,
giving the Jews in every city
authority to unite to
defend their lives.
And Jews in
every province and city
will be filled with
joy and gladness!
Superbook!
Joy! You ready to go?
Yeah. I'm definitely ready.
Looks like your Girls'
Leadership Club meeting
is starting, Joy.
Good luck.
I don't need luck, Chris.
God is always with me
to help me stand up
for what's right.
Joy! We've been waiting for you!
Are you ready to makeyour recommendation?
Yes! I recommend
Bonnie Scott.
What??
Bonnie is smart
and kind and funny
and would make a great
member of our club.
Well, we can vote on it, but
I think it's a bad choice, Joy.
All those in favor of bringing
the new girl in the wheelchair
into the club, raise your hand.
Uhhh... I guess
you're right, Joy.
Make way, ladies.
Whoo-hooo-hooo-hoo-hooo!
Nice wheels, Gizmo!
Nice wheels yourself. And
that's not the best part!!
FIRE WHEN READY!!!!
Over here. Come over
here and see this.
♪ Jesus, You died
upon a cross
♪ and rose again
to save the lost.
♪ Forgive me now of all my sin
♪ Come be my Savior,
Lord and friend.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ and help me, Lord,
to live for You.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ and help me, Lord,
to live for You.
♪ Jesus, You died
upon a cross
♪ and rose again
to save the lost.
♪ Forgive me now
of all my sin
♪ Come be my Savior,
Lord and friend.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ and help me, Lord,
to live for You.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ and help me, Lord,
to live... for You.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ Help me, Lord,
to live for You.
♪ Change my life
and make it new
♪ Won't You make it new?
♪ And help me,
Lord, to live
♪ to live for You. ♪
♪ You and I
Just imagine
♪ What can happen
Traveling through history
♪ Flying high on a journey
Within a mystery
♪ Seeing as we're meant to see
♪ Wisdom that's so clear
♪ If we have the ears to hear
♪ It's the Word for all time
♪ It's the Word for all time
♪ The Word for all the world
♪ The Story that's forever true
♪ It's the Word that shines
♪ with the light from above
♪ that God in His love
gives to you
♪ So come take a ride
There are wonders to see
♪ Adventures inside
For you and for me
♪ His Word is forever alive
♪ Superbook
♪ Hosanna, sing hosanna
♪ The Word... Superbook
♪ Hosanna, sing hosanna
♪ The Word... Superbook
♪ Hosanna, sing hosanna
♪ The Word... Superbook