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Esther 7:1 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. "
Esther 7:1
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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:
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1. In this chapter, we have the vision of the holy waters. It describes their rise, how far they spread, how deep they became, and the healing power they carried. It also tells of the many fish in them and the trees growing along their banks (Ezekiel 47:1-12).
2. We also have an appointment of the borders of the land of Canaan. This land was to be divided by lot among the tribes of Israel and among the strangers who lived among them (Ezekiel 47:13-23).
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Esther 7:2
"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."
Esther 7:3
"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:"
Esther 7:4
"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."
Esther 7:5
"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"
Esther 7:6
"And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen."
Esther 7:7
"And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king."
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