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Esther chapter 5 - Esther invites the King and Haman to a big dinner
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Esther Invites the King and Haman to a Big Dinner

On the third day Esther put her royal robes on. She stood in the inner courtyard of the palace. It was in front of the kings hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall. He was facing the entrance. 2 He saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard. He was pleased with her. So he reached out toward her the gold rod that was in his hand. Then Esther approached hi . She touched the tip of the rod. !"I#$ On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the kings palace% opposite the kings hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne inside the palace opposite the entrance to the palace& 2 and when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court% she found fa'or in his sight and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter. !(S#$

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Before doing such an important and risky mission (appeal for the life of her people), Esther, her maids, and all the Jews in Susa city fasted for 3 days (not sure whether it is 3 days 3 nights, or 2 nights 1 day) !pplication" Before an important e#ent$task, we should pray and fast Esther put on her royal ro%es$apparel when she went to see the &ing !pplication" 'o we wear appropriately when we go to church( )n our work and our social life, we need to dress appropriately according to the occasion and place By wearing appropriate clothes, we are more likely to find fa#our with the people we meet *hen Esther went to see the &ing without %eing summoned, the &ing was at his royal throne, Esther went to inner courtyard (pro%a%le +uite a distance from the &ing) and stood there, waiting to %e noticed %y the &ing ,his was done hopefully, when &ing -er.es saw her, he would let her come in ,rue enough, when &ing -er.es saw Esther in the inner courtyard, he lifted his golden scepter thus accepting her coming in !pplication" *e should not %e too hasty in our action !t times, it makes sense to pause for a short while *e need to pause to ponder and consider *e need to pause for other people to feel rela.ed, which is a /neutralising/ effect )f we go to see the %oss, we should not %e too hasty to complain or to say what we want0 a short pause may %e useful to get the %oss1 attention *hen Esther approached the &ing, she went near enough and touch the &ing1s golden scepter ! touch of intimacy and su%missi#eness !pplication" )f we need to appeal for something, we should approach the 'ecision 2aker with softness, humility and hum%leness )f we appear to /demand/ or /complaint/, it would %e likely that our re+uest$appeal would %e turned down

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The king asked% +,hat is it% Queen Esther- ,hat do you wantIll gi'e it to you. Ill e'en gi'e you up to half of y kingdo .. !"I#$
* /nd the king said to her% +,hat is it% Queen Esther- ,hat is your re0uest- It shall be gi'en you% e'en to the half of y kingdo .. !(S#$

Esther did not speak first She waited for the &ing to speak first !pplication" *hen we ha#e an appeal or a re+uest, one tactic is 34, to speak out our appeal$re+uest directly 5ause and wait for the 'ecision 2aker to speak first ,his way will help us find fa#our with the 'ecision 2aker /) will gi#e you up to half of my kingdom/ is only figure of speech ,his was not to %e taken literally *hat it meant was the &ing was willing to grant Esther whate#er she asked for, pro#ided he can afford it, pro#ided that her re+uest was reasona%le
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2inally the opportune ti e ca e. On his birthday Herod ga'e a ban0uet for his high officials and ilitary co anders and the leading en of 3alilee.22 ,hen the daughter of Herodias ca e in and
danced% she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.

The king said to the girl% +/sk e for anything you want% and Ill gi'e it to you.. 2* /nd he pro ised her with an oath% +,hate'er you ask I will gi'e you% up to half y kingdo .. !4ark 56217 2*$ !"I#$ )n the story of 6erod and John the Baptist, 6erodias1 daughter had pleased &ing 6erod &ing 6erod wanted to gi#e her a reward 6e asked what she wanted 6e wss willing to gi#e her whate#er she wanted if he could afford it, if it is reasona%le (/up to half my kingdom/) ,he e.pression is similar to what &ing -er.es said to Esther 2anagement concept" )f we please the %oss, it is likely that the %oss will grant us what we re+uest 4f course, our re+uest has to %e reasona%le, and within the capa%ility of the %oss
8 Esther replied% +9ing :er;es% if it pleases you% co e to a big dinner today. I'e prepared it for you. <lease ha'e Ha an co e with you.. ) +=ring Ha an at once%. the king said to his ser'ants. +Then well do what Esther asks.. So the king and Ha an went to the big dinner Esther had prepared. !"I#$ 8

/nd Esther said% +If it please the king% let the king and Ha an co e this day to a dinner that I ha'e prepared for the king.. ) Then said the king% +=ring Ha an 0uickly% that we ay do as Esther desires.. So the king and Ha an ca e to the dinner that Esther had prepared. !(S#$
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/nd Esther answered% If it see good unto the king% let the king and Ha an co e this day unto the ban0uet that I ha'e prepared for hi . ) Then the king said% >ause Ha an to ake haste% that he ay do as Esther hath said. So the king and Ha an ca e to the ban0uet that Esther had prepared. !9?#$
Esther did not make her re+uest$appeal (for the li#es of Jews) immediately )f she did, her re+uest might ha#e %een turned down She made a re+uest that was easy for the &ing to accept" she re+uested the &ing and his %uddy, 6aman, to a %an+uet in honor of the &ing and nocturnal acti#ity after that 6ow could the &ing refuse such a pleasing re+uest from his %elo#ed and %eautiful 7ueen( ,his was a smart mo#e

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,o the &ing, in#iting &ing with 6aman together sounded natural 5ro%a%ly, the &ing and 6aman often had dinner together as seen in Esther *61) ( The 9ing and Ha an sat down to drink& ) ,o 6aman, he was delighted and honoured to in#ited %y 7ueen Esther to 8oin &ing -er.es and 7ueen Esther for %an+uet dinner 6aman felt good *hat a contrast of his feeling toward 2ordecai0 2ordecai refused to honour and pay re#erence to 6aman %y a simple %ow$kneel 7ueen Esther had honoured 6aman %y in#iting him to attend a special %an+uet dinner of the &ing and 7ueen0 %ecause 6aman was the &ing1s right hand man 2ordecai felt so great9

/s they were drinking wine% the king asked Esther the sa e 0uestion again. He said% +,hat do you want- Ill gi'e it to you. ,hat do you want e to do for you- Ill e'en gi'e you up to half of y kingdo .. !"I#$
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/nd as they were drinking wine% the king said to Esther% +,hat is your petition- It shall be granted you. /nd what is your re0uest- E'en to the half of y kingdo % it shall be fulfilled.. !(S#$
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/nd the king said unto Esther at the ban0uet of wine% ,hat is thy petition- and it shall be granted thee6 and what is thy re0uest- e'en to the half of the kingdo it shall be perfor ed. !9?#$
!t the %an+uet dinner, there was sumptuous food and free flow of wine ,he &ing was #ery happy and pleased 6e remem%ered that Esther had something she wanted :or a second time, he asked her what she wanted :or the second time, he committed to gi#e her whate#er she wanted on condition that he could afford it and her re+uest is reasona%le (/up to half of my kingdom/) ,hroughout the %an+uet dinner, Esther did not say what her re+uest was She waited for the &ing to ask 2anagement concept" Slow and steady approach when we ha#e a 6;<E re+uest 'on1t %e too direct and don1t %e too hasty, less we are thought to %e too 'emanding 'o it slowly, progressi#ely, step %y step 5ut the re+uest into *4='S when the 'ecision 2aker is totally ready and recepti#e
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Esther replied% +Here is what I want. Here is y appeal to you.A I hope you will show e your fa'or. I hope you will be pleased to gi'e e what I want. /nd I hope you will be pleased to listen to y appeal. If you are% Id like you and Ha an to co e to orrow to the big dinner Ill prepare for you. Then Ill answer your 0uestion.. !"I#$
,he &ing had asked Esther the second time a%out her re+uest$petition >et she did not say out her petition$appeal for the li#es of her people )nstead, she in#ited the &ing to come together with 6aman for another %an+uet dinner the ne.t day She would say out her re+uest during the %an+uet dinner the ne.t day Slow and steady approach 'elaying tactic 'elaying the 6!=' (difficult) re+uest Buying time to please the &ing

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That day Ha an was happy. So he left the palace in a good ood. =ut then he saw 4ordecai at the palace gate. He noticed that 4ordecai didnt stand up when he walked by. In fact% 4ordecai didnt ha'e any respect for hi at all. So he burned with anger against hi . 1C =ut Ha an was able to control hi self. He went on ho e. Ha an called his friends and his wife Deresh together. 11 He bragged to the about how rich he was. He talked about how any sons he had. He spoke about all of the ways the king had honored hi . He bragged about how the king had gi'en hi a higher position than any of the other nobles and officials had.12 +/nd thats not allE. Ha an added. +I the only person Queen Esther in'ited to co e with the king to the big dinner she ga'e. "ow she has in'ited e along with the king to orrow. !"I#$ 6aman1s anger was due to root cause of pride 6aman was so powerful

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that he was a%o#e all other princes, generals, no%les, go#ernors, officials 6aman was second only to &ing -er.es *hen 2ordecai did show respect to 6aman, 6aman felt so angry 6aman was so angry that he tried to control himself ?engeance was in the mind of 6aman 2anagement concept" )f we clim% high in the social ladder or corporate ladder, we must not %e o#ercome with pride, and always demand to %e honoured and respected =emem%er that" =espect has to %e earned @A$2A principle" @AB will honour and pay respect to the ,op Ceader, %ut there may %e another 2AB who will not 'o not %e upset or angry with the 2AB who do not show the necessary honour and respect to the ,op Ceader or high le#el Ceader ,ake it easy 6aman %ragged a%out his many successes 1) Bring rich 2) 6a#ing many sons 3) ,he many ways the &ing had honoured him D) ,he &ing appointed him a position higher than any other no%les and officials E) Being in#ited %y 7ueen Esther to %an+uet dinner with &ing and 7ueen 6aman was so filled with pride 2anagement concept" 'o not %e o#ercome %y 5=)'E Because of 'a#id1s pride, he ordered for a census, resulting in <od1s wrath and se#enty thousands die as a result Because of 'a#id1s adultery with Bathshe%a and his plot to murder Bathshe%a1s hus%and, <od punished 'a#id %y the death of his %a%y with Bathshe%a ,he story of 'a#id and Bathshe%a is in 2 Samuel chapter 11 and 12 One e'ening Ga'id got up fro his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. 2ro the roof he saw a wo an bathing. The wo an was 'ery beautiful%* and Ga'id sent so eone to find out about her. The an said% +She is =athsheba% the daughter of Elia and the wife of Hriah the Hittite.. 8 Then Ga'id sent essengers to get her. She ca e to hi % and he slept with her. !"ow she was purifying herself fro her onthly uncleanness.$ Then she went back ho e. ) The wo an concei'ed and sent word to Ga'id% saying% +I a pregnant.. !2 Sa uel 11627)$ !"I#$ 25 ,hen Hriahs wife heard that her husband was dead% she ourned for hi . 2@ /fter the ti e of ourning was o'er% Ga'id had her brought to his house% and she beca e his wife and bore hi a son. =ut the thing Ga'id had done displeased the IO(G. !2 Sa uel 1162572@$ !"I#$ 1* Then Ga'id said to "athan% +I ha'e sinned against the IO(G.. "athan replied% +The IO(G has taken away your sin. Jou are not going to die. 18 =ut because by doing this you ha'e shown utter conte pt forKaL the IO(G% the son born to you will die.. !2 Sa uel 1261*718) 1) /fter "athan had gone ho e% the IO(G struck the child that Hriahs wife had borne to Ga'id% and he beca e ill. 15 Ga'id pleaded with 3od for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. 1@ The elders of his household stood beside hi to get hi up fro the ground% but he refused% and he would not eat any food with the . 1A On the se'enth day the child died. !2 Sa uel 1261)71Aa$ !"I#$
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/gain the anger of the IO(Gwas kindled against Israel% and he incited Ga'id against the % saying% +3o% nu ber Israel and ?udah.. 2 So the king said to ?oMab and the co anders of the ar y%KaL who were with hi % +3o through all the tribes of Israel% fro Gan to =eer7sheba% and nu ber the people% that I ay know the nu ber of the people.. !2 Sa uel 28617*$ !(S#$

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/gain the anger of the IO(Gburned against Israel% and he incited Ga'id against the % saying% +3o and take a census ofIsrael and ?udah.. 2 So the king said to ?oab and the ar y co anders with hi % +3o throughout the tribes of Israel fro Gan to =eersheba and enroll the fighting en% so that I ay know how any there are.. !2 Sa uel 286172$ !"I#$

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?oab reported the nu ber of the fighting en to the king6 In Israel there were eight hundred thousand able7bodied en who could handle a sword% and in ?udah fi'e hundred thousand. 1C Ga'id was conscience7stricken after he had counted the fighting en% and he said to the IO(G% +I ha'e sinned greatly in what I ha'e done. "ow% IO(G% I beg you% take away the guilt of your ser'ant. I ha'e done a 'ery foolish thing.. 11 =efore Ga'id got up the ne;t orning% the word of the IO(Ghad co e to 3ad the prophet% Ga'ids seer6 12 +3o and tell Ga'id% NThis is what the IO(Gsays6 I a gi'ing you three options. >hoose one of the for e to carry out against you.. 1* So 3ad went to Ga'id and said to hi % +Shall there co e on you three years of fa ine in your land- Or three onths of fleeing fro your ene ies while they pursue you- Or three days of plague in your land- "ow then% think it o'er and decide how I should answer the one who sent e.. 18 Ga'id said to 3ad% +I a in deep distress. Iet us fall into the hands of the IO(G% for his ercyis great& but do not let e fall into hu an hands.. 1) So the IO(G sent a plague on Israel fro that orning until the end of the ti e designated% and se'enty thousand of the people fro Gan to =eersheba died.15 ,hen the angel stretched out his hand to destroy ?erusale % the IO(G relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people% +EnoughE ,ithdraw your hand.. The angel of the IO(G was then at the threshing floor of /raunah the ?ebusite. 1@ ,hen Ga'id saw the angel who was striking down the people% he said to the IO(G% +I ha'e sinned& I% the shepherd%KcL ha'e done wrong. These are but sheep. ,hat ha'e they done- Iet your hand fall on e and y fa ily.. !2 Sa uel 286B71@$ !"I#$
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+=ut e'en all of that doesnt satisfy e. I wont be satisfied as long as I see that ?ew 4ordecai sitting at the palace gate.. 18 Ha ans wife Deresh and all of his friends spoke up. They said to hi % +3et a pole. In the orning% ask the king to ha'e 4ordecai put to death. Ha'e the pole stuck through his body. Set it up at a place where it will be @) feet abo'e the ground. E'eryone will be able to see it there. Then go to the dinner with the king. Ha'e a good ti e.. Ha an was delighted with that suggestion. So he got the pole ready. !"I#$
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Jet all this does e no good% so long as I see 4orMdecai the ?ew sitting at the kings gate.. 18 Then his wife Deresh and all his friends said to hi % +Iet a gallows fifty cubits high be ade% and in the orning tell the king to ha'e 4orMdecai hanged upon it& then go errily with the king to the dinner.. This counsel pleased Ha an% and he had the gallows ade. !(S#$
6aman1s pride is so huge that he could not withstand seeing 2ordecai not paying respect to 6aman himself 'espite %eing rich, %lessed with many sons, honoured %y the &ing, ha#ing a position higher than all other no%les and officials, respected %y the 7ueen, 6aman was still not satisfied 6aman was so proud that he could not stand the

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idea of one person who regularly does not pay respect to him. Management concept: We must have Tolerance. We must Tolerate people who dislike us. Tolerate people who hate us. Tolerate people who disrespect us. Tolerate people who ignore us. Tolerate people who do not befriend us. Management concept: Do not share our dislike and hatred to our friends. Friends may say something to aggravate the dislike or hatred further. Management concept: Do not plan vengeance for people who hate us. Do not plan vengeance for people who disrespect us. Do not plan vengeance for people who despise us.

TOLERANCE is the key to feeling of being dishonoured, disrespected by other people.

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