Esther 7:1-10

7:2-6 | This is some of the most highly charged dialogue in the book. In reply to Esther’s request that she and her people (the Jews) be spared from destruction, the outraged king asks two questions about the one behind the master plan: Who is he? And Where is he? Esther’s response: The adversary, the wicked Haman! Surprisingly, the king accepts the disclosure of Esther’s ethnicity without comment.

7:8 | Persian kings covered the face of those condemned to death to avoid looking at them (Ps. 7:14-16). Notice how quickly Haman’s face was covered once Xerxes saw him fallen across Esther’s couch (thinking Haman was being inappropriate): as the word left the king’s mouth.