2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? Eventually, Esther would rescue her people from genocide, but she first endured the lust of the king. 2 When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard, he was pleased. Esther’s Request to the King. The setting is Persia in the fourth century B.C., as Esther comes to the attention of the recently widowed King Ahasuerus. Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. With Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea, Sergio Fantoni. Esther, properly called Hadassah, was an exemplary woman in the Bible. 5. Esther 7:2 Context. The king had become drunk on wine and commanded that his wife, Queen Vashti come, at once, to show everyone how beautiful she was. Esther is one of only two books of the Bible named after a woman. Queen Esther Braved the King's Decree . The Story of Esther in the Bible. Esther's husband, King Xerxes, is mostly referred to as the king in the book of Esther, and it takes place largely after his conquering and soldiering days are over. and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom. 5 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? She risked execution. Javan Smith. Most of the Jews preferred the comfortable life of the Persian Empire to an arduous life rebuilding their devastated homeland. Esther and her Jewish compatriots fasted for three days in order for her to get up her courage. Esther: Using the King's Name and Authority. He was the guy who tried to conquer Greece and failed. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. Two decades before she would gain fame and some fortune as Alexis Carrington on Dynasty (1981), Dame Joan Collins starred as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. The story of Esther happened after Cyrus, the first Persian King, called for all deported Jews to return to Jerusalem to build the House of God (538 B.C., Ezra 1:2). 5 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace, facing the king’s hall. Directed by Raoul Walsh, Mario Bava. The story of Esther takes place during the reign of King Xerxes I of Persia, primarily in the king's palace in Susa, the capital of the Persian Empire. Through Esther’s resolve to trust in God, she influenced the king and saved her people. When Mordecai learns of Haman’s (the king’s advisor) plot to annihilate all of the Jewish people, Esther is pushed to center stage.Mordecai sends the queen a message, telling her to throw herself before the king and beg for mercy on behalf of her people. Her selfless courage and willingness to obey God saved her people from annihilation. By this time (486-465 B.C. First let us clarify: Yes, it is the same King Xerxes from 300. There was only one problem with Mordecai's request: By law, no one could come into the king's presence without his permission, even his wife. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti” (Esther 2:16–17). 2 When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her and held out to her the gold scepter that was in his hand. The story of Esther opens with a lavish banquet at the palace of King Ahasuerus, (also known as King Xerxes. 1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. Esther Speaks to the King. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the doorway.