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Brave and undauntedly, Esther presented the appeal of her heart to king Ahasuerus, to spare the life of her people as well as her own life. We have been sold, that amounts to slavery, which in itself would have been bad enough. Now, the burden of the situation takes over and she emphasized the terrific plight of the people of Israel. We are scheduled to be completely destroyed, brought to complete destruction. We are to be slain, slaughtered, and to perish, completely annihilated as a people. It would have been far easier had we been sold alive, as slaves. Under such circumstances of distress for us, I would not have bothered the king. Est. 7:4 The wisdom of the Lord is powerfully evident in the life of Esther. Her words are well chosen, strong and to the point, yet diplomatic to the greatest degree. Estherís composure was perfect. She was able to motivate the king without exhibiting anger or malice, on her part, toward Haman.
Without hearing or knowing the details, the kings answer had to have a measure of curiosity in it but mostly the upsurge of rage at anyone who would dare plot against his queen and consequently against the king. Who is he, where is he who would ìhave dared presumeî to act in this manner. These words are the key to the attitude of Ahasuerus being that of extreme anger. It was an action that not only effected the Jews but his queen and in the ultimate, himself. He saw it as the palace plot that it was. He had cause for great anger. Est. 7:5.
In the seeking this deliverance, Esther is exposing herself as a Jew. Up to and until now, this was not known, even by the king, her husband. Most certainly, Haman would had of had no clue in this matter. His hatred of Mordecai completely dominated his life and his motivations. His impending judgment was born of the all consuming extreme dislike of Mordecai and the Jews. Haman is exposed, by Esther, as the ambitious type of individual that he was. Esther pointed him out to as the source of the cruel and unkind action taken against the Jews and the queen. She declared Haman to be an adversary, the enemy and a wicked, evil man. The scheming, the opposition was not one from the outside but the man who was the daily companion and adviser of the king. Ahasuerus trusted Haman and would have confided in him in all the affairs of the kingdom, now betrayal. What a heartache.