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The Lord has a perfect time for a solution for every situation. The leading of the Lord in having a second banquet is self evident. Haman had been degraded and utterly humiliated. We note that it was a banquet of wine. When the king was in a mellow mood he began to question Esther. The king was overwhelmed with curiosity as to Estherís request. Unable to contain his desire to know, he could no longer refrain from seeking the purpose of these banquets. Astonishingly, without even knowing what her request would be he promised her that it would be done. She had the kings word, she could be assured that whatever she would ask would be done. To strengthen her cause he gave her complete assurance, a guarantee that it would be accomplished. Waxing eloquent, he even went so far as to promise her up to half of his kingdom. Est. 7:1-2
When the Lord is involved in a situation concerning His own, be assured that the matter will be for the good of all.
Tender of heart and mild of manner, Esther, every bit a Queen approached the king with a gracious demeanor and words fitting and proper to one of her position. ì If I have found favor,î she well knew that she had, but still approached the king in humility maintaining the correct courtly approach to her husband, the king. ìIf it pleases the king.î exactly how pleased he was with her is evident in the fact that he had offered to give her the desire of her heart, even to the half of the kingdom. That was not just a frivolous promise. If he had not loved her before, he was surely in love with her now. Est. 7:2.
Esther became an intercessor, for her own life and the lives of her people. She presented their plight before the king for they were a people upon whom there was a sentence of death. Unquestionably Esther is a type of the true church of the Lord Jesus. In the record giving she is depicted as standing between the living and the dead and is pleading earnestly for deliverance. She had placed herself in a position, for herself and for her people, which could have very easily ended in her own death. Est. 7:4.