Esther 7 - Introduction

CHAPTER SEVEN

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1.

How many times did the king promise Esther half the kingdom?

2.

Where, in Jewish traditional literature, is the request of Esther used today?

3.

What is Esther admitting when she asks for the lives of her people?

4.

Why wouldn-'t Haman's ten thousand talents compensate for the king's damage?

5.

If the king knew already who had asked to slaughter the Jews, why did he ask Esther who the culprit was?

6.

Why did the king leave the banquet when Esther named Haman?

7.

How did the king interpret Haman's being on Esther's couch?

8.

Why did Haman have the gallows erected in his own house?