7. Did the King Know of Haman’s Decree? (Esther 3:8–11)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. The Feast of Ahasuerus and the Feast of Vashti (Esther 1) 38
6. 3. Esther Is Taken to the King (Esther 2) 57
7. 4. The Attempted Rebellion against the King (Esther 2:21–23) 77
8. 5. “Some Time Afterward”: The Promotion of Haman (Esther 3:1–6) 81
9. 6. The Casting of the Lot (Esther 3:6–7) 93
10. 7. Did the King Know of Haman’s Decree? (Esther 3:8–11) 98
11. 8. The Secret Turning Point (Esther 4) 111
12. 9. Esther’s Plan (Esther 5:1–8) 124
13. 10. The Gallows (Esther 5:9–14) 132
14. 11. Mordecai on Horseback (Esther 6) 141
15. 12. Haman’s Advisers: Fate versus Divine Providence (Esther 6:12–13) 149
16. 13. Esther’s Second Party (Esther 6:14–7:10) 156
17. 14. Mordecai Appointed over Haman’s House, and Esther before the King Again (Esther 8:1–8) 170
18. 15. Mordecai’s Letters (Esther 8:9–16) 179
19. 16. “Not One Good Thing Was Lacking” (Esther 8:17–9:4) 185
20. 17. Stages of the Festival’s Acceptance (Esther 9:15–32) 194
21. 18. The Greatness of the King and the Greatness of Mordecai (Esther 10) 208
22. 19. Conclusion 218
23. Indexes 247