Let answer question # 2

 

 She fell at the Kings feet and begged him to stop the evil plan that Haman has planned against the Jews.

In tears Esther approached the king again and even fell at his feet, imploring him to coun-teract the decree that had been made by Haman against the Jews. At first she did as she had done before: she came into the court of the king uninvited, hoping that he would call her for-ward, rather than allow her to be slain (cf. 5:1ff). (It appears that we are here informed first what her purpose was in going before the king, but she actually makes this known to the king in v5.)

As before, the king held out the golden censer to Esther, granting her the right to speak and not die. She then arose and respectfully asked, according to the king’s will, if he was truly pleased with her, if he could write letters to revoke the decree of Haman to annihilate the Jews in all the king’s provinces.

Esther’s concern for her people

Esther explained further to the king her motives for her request. She could not stand to see such evil and destruction perpetrated on her people (cf. 7:3,4). Surely it was this love and con-cern that motivated her to act so bravely on their behalf (4:8-16).

Here is another important lesson for us. We have a grave responsibility to save people around us from destruction. Consider how much more serious is the destruction caused by sin than even that of physical death. If Esther needed to speak out to save her people from death, how much more do we need to save those around us from sin? If we have love and concern as Esther did, we must speak. To fail to speak is to demonstrate that we don’t really care for their souls. It is interesting how much effort people are willing to expend to save people from physical danger, yet we do little or nothing when the face the far greater danger of eternal destruction for sin