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1103 - The King Executed Haman

The King Executed Haman The king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet.  On this second occasion, while they were drinking wine, the king again said to Esther,  “Now, tell me what you want, Queen Esther.  What is your request?  I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!” Queen Esther replied,  “If I have found favor with the king, and if it pleases the king, to grant my request, I ask that my life, and the lives of my people, be spared.  For my people, and I, have been sold to those, who would …kill, slaughter, and annihilate us.  If we had merely been sold, as slaves, I could remain quiet, for that would be too trivial a matter, to warrant disturbing the king.” “Who would do such a thing?” King Xerxes demanded.  “Who would be so presumptuous, as to touch you?” Esther replied, “This wicked Haman is our adversary, and our enemy.”  Haman grew pale, with fright, before the king and queen.  Then the king jumped to his feet, in a rage, and went out, into the palace garden. Ha
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1102 - The King Honors Mordecai

The King Honors Mordecai The night, after his first dinner banquet, with Queen Esther, King Xerxes had trouble sleeping, …so he ordered an attendant, to bring the book, of the history, of his reign, so it could be read to him.  In those records, he discovered an account, of how Mordecai had exposed the plot, of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs, who guarded the door, to the king’s private quarters.  They had plotted, to assassinate King Xerxes. “What reward, or recognition, did we ever give Mordecai, for this?”  the king asked. His attendants replied,  “Nothing has been done, for him.” “Who is that in the outer court?”  the king inquired.  As it happened, Haman had just arrived, early, in the outer court, of the palace, to ask the king, to impale Mordecai, on the pole, that he had prepared. So the attendants replied, to the king, “Haman is out in the court.” “Bring him in,” the king ordered.  So, Haman came in, and the king said, “What should I do, to honor a man, who truly pleas
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1101 - Esther’s Request to the King

Esther’s Request to the King On the third day of the fast,  in which the Jews had joined Esther to prepare her to go into the King , Esther put on her royal robes, and entered the inner court, of the palace, just across, from the king’s hall.  The king was sitting, on his royal throne, facing the entrance.  When he saw Queen Esther, standing there, in the inner court, he welcomed her, and held out the gold scepter, to her.  So, Esther approached, and touched the end of the scepter. Then, the king asked her,  “What do you want, Queen Esther?  What is your request?  I will give it to you, even if it is half the kingdom!” And Esther replied,  “If it please the king, let the king, and Haman, come today, to a banquet, that I have prepared, for the king.” The king turned to his attendants, and said,  “Tell Haman to come, quickly, to a banquet, as Esther has requested.”  So, the king, and Haman, went, to Esther’s banquet. And while they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther,  “Now, tell
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