Esther exposes Haman for the wicked man that he is. As Haman is executed, God's deliverance of his people begins. In Haman's demise, we see that one part of God’s keeping his promises to his people involves the judgment of evil. For God to fail to judge evil would mean he is unfaithful to his promises. The great reversal of Haman prefigures a much greater act of deliverance from a much greater spiritual enemy.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
THINKING: QUESTIONS AIMED AT OUR MINDS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND GOD’S WORD.
Chapter 6 leaves us with a sense of inevitability, and yet Esther still must play her crucial part in the action. When the king makes his generous offer to her (for the third time), how does Esther’s response evidence great discernment (7:3–4)?
What ironic words and events stand out to you as this chapter recounts the final moments of Haman’s demise?
FEELING: QUESTIONS AIMED AT OUR AFFECTIONS TO HELP US LOVE GOD
How does the great reversal of Haman point us to the great reversal of Jesus?
What does this passage teach us about God’s love and justice?
DOING: QUESTIONS AIMED AT OUR HANDS TO HELP US LIVE FOR GOD (PERSONALLY, COMMUNALLY, AND MISSIONALLY)
What injustices in the world or in your own life are you eager to see God reverse?
What makes it hard to wait in the meantime? What can make it easier?
Some questions adapted from Teaching Ruth & Esther by Christopher Ash & Knowing The Bible: Ruth and Esther.
