Gregg Bing - September 29, 2013
A Petition
Esther approaches the king, knowing that he hadn't sent for her recently, and this could cost her her life. But when Ahasuerus welcomes her, she petitions him and Haman to come to a banquet that day. At the banquet, she makes a second petition, that they both come to a second banquet the next day. Haman is filled with pride at being invited to dine with the king and queen this way. Haman is obsessed with having Mordecai killed, but a sleepless night and the providence of God leads Ahasuerus to arrange something quite different.
Scripture References: Esther 6:1-14, Esther 5:1-14
From Series: "The Book of Esther"
The book of Esther is a record of God's providential protection of the Jews who chose to remain in captivity rather than return to own land. This book is one of only two books of the Bible named after women. Esther, a young Hebrew woman, rises to become queen in Medo-Persia. In this position she is given the opportunity to save her people from the plot of a wicked enemy named Haman. Though reluctant at first to step forward, she is reminded by Mordecai, the older cousin who raised her, that God put her in this position "for such a time as this."
