Esther 7:1-6

Esther 7:1-6 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom. Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. When King Ahasuerus got to the banquet he was so excited to finally find out what Queen Esther wanted. He relished the intrigue, but the suspense was too much to bear. Again, he promised up to one half of his kingdom to grant Queen Esther’s request. But to his surprise, and to Haman’s, she asked only to be allowed to live. She explained that she and her people were scheduled for execution. The king was furious. “Who would dare to threaten my Queen?” he demanded. Esther pointed to Haman and said, “Haman is planning to kill me and all of the Jews on Adair 13^th.” Haman’s heart almost stopped. He had no idea that Queen Esther was a Jew! “Oh no! What have I done!” he thought.