Esther - Not Your Average Girl Part IV

Background - Chapter 7
The king and Haman went to the banquet that Queen Esther had prepared for them. On the second day of the banquet the king again asked Esther a question. The question was "what is your petition Queen Esther? It shall be granted to you. And what is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done." (Esther 7:2) Esther answered and said "If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me at my request for we have been sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed and to be anniliated. Had we been sold as male and female slaves, I would have held my tongue although the enemy could never compensate for the kings loss." (Esther 7:3-4) The king asked "who is he and where is he, who would have presume in his heart to do such a thing?" (Esther 7:5) Esher told the king all about how this man Haman was the person. The king gets up walks away but Haman still stays. He begins to beg for his life in a joking manner. He even tries to hurt Esther. To the rescue was the king. He said "will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?" (Esther 7:8b) One of the Eunuchs Harbonah told the king about the gallows for Mordecai. The king said "hang him on it." (Esher 7:9b) And they did as the king said.

After Thought
Esther learned that if you obey God and trust in Him, He will protect you. In this chapter a lot happened. Esther used her bravery to tell the king about Haman. Haman tries to hurt Esther. Then the king hung Haman on the gallows for Mordecai. Another lesson learned is one act of bravery can lead to bigger things.


Background - Chapter 8
Now that Haman was gone the decree wasn't gone. So Queen Esther went before the king once again. This time she pleaded that the awful decree be no longer in act. The king said "indeed I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hung him on the gallows because he tried to lay his hand on the Jews. You yourselves write a decree concerning the Jews as you please in the king's name, and seal it with the king's signature... what is written in the king's name and sealed with the king's signet ring no one can provoke." (Esther 8:7-8) Mordecai was given Haman's position and his house.

After Thoughts
When you read this chapter you think about how God blessed Esther and Mordecai. They got the king's favor. When you put your trust in God many things can happen. That's why Esther is not your average girl. She did stuff to the extreme and knew the consequences.

Thanks for coming along on the journey through Esther!

Submitted by Sarah.