# Esther 07 đź“–: Haman Is Hanged
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
## The King Has Haman Executed
[[#Verse 01.]] So the king and Haman came to dine with Queen Esther.
[[#Verse 02.]] On the second day of the banquet of wine the king asked Esther, “What is your request, Queen Esther? It shall be granted to you. And what is your petition? Ask for up to half the kingdom, and it shall be done.”
[[#Verse 03.]] Queen Esther replied, “If I have met with your approval, O king, and if the king is so inclined, grant me my life as my request, and my people as my petition.Â
[[#Verse 04.]] For we have been sold—both I and my people—to destruction and to slaughter and to annihilation. If we had simply been sold as male and female slaves, I would have remained silent, for such distress would not have been sufficient for troubling the king.”
[[#Verse 05.]] Then King Ahasuerus responded to Queen Esther, “Who is this individual? Where is this person to be found who is presumptuous enough to act in this way?”
[[#Verse 06.]] Esther replied, “The oppressor and enemy is this evil Haman!” Then Haman became terrified in the presence of the king and queen.Â
[[#Verse 07.]] In rage the king arose from the banquet of wine and withdrew to the palace garden. Meanwhile, Haman stood to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king had now determined a catastrophic end for him.
[[#Verse 08.]] When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down on the couch where Esther was lying. The king exclaimed, “Will he also attempt to rape the queen while I am still in the building?” As these words left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
[[#Verse 09.]] Harbona, one of the king’s eunuchs, said, “Indeed, there is the gallows that Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke out on the king’s behalf. It stands near Haman’s home and is 75 feet high.” The king said, “Hang him on it!”Â
[[#Verse 10.]] So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king’s rage then abated.
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Esther said she would have kept silent if they had only been sold as slaves (7:4).
2. Esther repeated the same three verbs used in Haman's decree for destroying, killing, and annihilating (7:4; 3:13).
3. The king went out to the palace garden in his anger (7:7).
4. Guests at Persian banquets reclined on couches, which is why Haman fell on the couch where Esther was reclining (7:8).
5. Persian court customs strictly limited contact with the king's women, which made Haman's actions look even worse.
6. The servants covered Haman's face (7:8), possibly a sign that he was condemned.
7. Harbona, one of the eunuchs, told the king about the pole Haman had built for Mordecai (7:9).
8. Harbona described Mordecai as the one who had spoken up for the good of the king (7:9).
9. The Hebrew word for the king's anger subsiding (7:10) is the same word used for the floodwaters receding in Genesis 8:1.
10. Psalm 7:15-16 describes the wicked falling into the pit they dug, a picture fulfilled in Haman's end.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the advocate who pleads for His people before the King. Esther asked for her life and the lives of her people (7:3), and Jesus Christ the Righteous One is our advocate with the Father (1 John 2:1).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. Esther finally spoke up for her people at great personal risk (7:3-4). What does courageous advocacy look like for believers today?
2. Haman was executed on the very pole he built for Mordecai (7:10). What does this teach about the justice of God?
3. Esther identified herself with her people when she said that she and her people had been sold (7:4). How does Jesus identify with us?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 3: Esther asks the king to spare her life and the lives of her people.
- đź“– verse 6: Esther names the enemy: this evil Haman.
- đź“– verse 10: Haman is executed on the pole he prepared for Mordecai.
## đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đź”— [[1 John 02#Verse 01.|1 John 2:1]] - Jesus Christ the Righteous One is our advocate.
- đź”— [[Psalm 07#Verse 15.|Psalm 7:15-16]] - The wicked fall into the pit they dig.
- đź”— [[Proverbs 26#Verse 27.|Proverbs 26:27]] - Whoever digs a pit will fall into it.
- đź”— [[Galatians 06#Verse 07.|Galatians 6:7]] - A person reaps what he sows.
- đź”— [[Romans 12#Verse 19.|Romans 12:19]] - Vengeance belongs to the Lord.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[Esther 07 - SOAP|Take the Next Step]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes