What is your request Queen Esther?

What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.” Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor with you, O king, and if it pleases your majesty, grant me my life–this is my petition. And spare my people–this is my request.

How did Esther get to talk to the King?

After Mordecai refuses to bow, Haman hatches a plot to kill Mordecai and all the Jewish people in the kingdom. A mournful Mordecai sends word to Esther, telling her to talk to the king.

Why did Esther go before the king?

The king agreed and offered a reward to those who would kill the Jews. Esther and Mordecai realized that to save their people, Esther would have to go before the king and plead for them. This was a dangerous thing to do, because no one was to go before the king without being called.

What did Ahasuerus discover on a night when he could not sleep?

That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

What did Queen Esther ask King?

His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a gallows built, seventy-five feet high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go with the king to the dinner and be happy.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the gallows built.

Why was Esther so important?

By astutely using her beauty, charm, and political intelligence, and by taking one well-placed risk, Esther saves her people, brings about the downfall of their enemy, and elevates her kinsman to the highest position in the kingdom. Esther becomes the model for the Jew living in diaspora or exile.

What did the king offer to Queen Esther?

She begs the king to “grant me my life and spare my people.” The King grants Esther her wish, Haman is hanged, and the Jews are spared. Not a bad negotiation outcome.

What kind of woman was Esther in the Bible?

Not much is revealed about her character, but she is described as beautiful (2:7) and obedient (2:10), and she appears to be pliant and cooperative. She quickly wins the favor of the chief eunuch, Hegai, and, when her turn comes to spend the night with the king, Ahasuerus falls in love with her and makes her his queen.

Is there anyone in the house of Saul?

Bible Gateway 2 Samuel 9 :: NIV. David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba. They called him to appear before David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” “Your servant,” he replied.

What happened to Mordecai and Haman?

Disturbed by this revelation, the king asked who had organized it, and Esther replied, “The enemy oppressing us is this wicked Haman.” Upon hearing this, the king was incensed, and he had Haman executed upon the gallows built for Mordecai.