Esther 7:1-6

Esther 7:1-6

[1] So the king  and Haman  came  to banquet  with Esther  the queen.  [2] 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.  [3] 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:  [4] 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.  [5] Then the king  Ahasuerus  answered  unto Esther  the queen,  Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume  in his heart  to do  [6] And Esther  said,  The adversary  and enemy  is this wicked  Haman.  was afraid  before  the king  and the queen. 

What does Esther 7:1-6 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

This banquet probably took place in the afternoon, since Haman had already led Mordecai around Susa on a horse that day, and since Haman died later that day.
Esther was in a very dangerous position. Not only did she now identify herself with a minority group that Haman had represented to the king as subversive, but she also accused one of his closest confidential advisers of committing an error in judgment. Nevertheless she appealed to the king to do what was in his best interests ( Esther 7:4). Ahasuerus saw at once that his enemy, whoever he was, was going to rob him of his queen and his wealth. When Esther finally named the culprit, Ahasuerus had already decided to punish him severely.