Bible Studies

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NEW LIFE LESSONS BSFBP: “It’s a Celebration!” Esther 7:1-10

1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 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. 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: 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. 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 so? 6 And Esther said , The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and thequeen. 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. 8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of theking's mouth, they covered Haman's face. 9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said beforethe king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said , Hang him thereon.10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified .

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS:
1) What did King Ahasuerus ask his queen on the second day of her banquet (v.1-2)?
2) What did Esther reveal about the threat on her life and the life of her people (v.3-4)?
3) What did the king ask in response to Esther’s petition (v.5)?
4) Who did Esther reveal to be her adversary (v.6)?
5) What did Haman do after Esther’s revelation (v.7-8)?
6) On what was the adversary hanged (v.9-10)?

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
1) Have you ever encountered a person, or persons, who were inexplicably intent on destroying your reputation or character?
2) If so, what did you do about it?
3) What happened to those who were opposed to you?

LIFE LESSONS:
1) Those who oppose a child of God will always find themselves on the losing side.
2) The Lord fights for those who trust in and depend upon Him to do so.
3) Those who oppose a child of God are opposing the Lord Himself.
4) Our enemies are often defeated in the same way they attempt to defeat us.

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