One of my absolute favorite accounts in the Bible is of Queen Esther. I love the ending (Esther 7-8), where Queen Esther meets with her husband, the king, and the bad guy, Haman, and says (paraphrasing here) “Someone wants me and all of my people dead!” The king looks at her and goes “Who would dare hurt you?” And then Queen Esther points at Haman and goes “He would.” Of course, at this moment, Haman starts to freak out – the king is so angry, he goes for a walk in the garden to help cool off. 

Haman is now left alone with Queen Esther, where he immediately falls where she is lying down to try to save his life, since he knows the king will kill him and there’s only one person who could stop that. This creates a very bad scene for the king to walk back in to…and he exclaims “You would even dare force yourself upon my queen in front of me?” By this time, servants had arrived, who took Haman into custody and one of them so kindly reminded the king that Haman had built gallows to hang Esther’s uncle on. So the king declared that Haman be hung on his own gallows that he had intended to use for evil. And only after Haman was dead, does the Bible say the king’s wrath against him was pacified. 

The king then gives the house of Haman to Mordecai, and declares that all the Jews have a right to fight back on the day that had been proclaimed as the day they would die, and even take the spoils thereof if they had to kill to save their lives. 

I’ve always loved this book of the Bible, and last year, my family and I went to Sight and Sound Theaters for the first time, where Queen Esther was being played. I got to see the account come to life! The costumes were amazing, the animals were so cool, the music was captivating, and the set was stunning. We were immersed into the city of Shushan, right into the conflict between Haman and the Jews. We got to see Queen Esther’s courage and fear, as well as the faith she had that God would keep everyone safe from Haman’s wicked plan. When the curtains fell and the set opened (the stage is on three sides of the auditorium), I immediately was amazed at how it was designed, and the next time they bring Esther back to stage, you better believe I’m going to be there!

While nothing will beat seeing it in person, you can watch Queen Esther from Sight and Sound Theaters here online for free (skip to about the 29 minute mark if you don’t want to see the behind the scenes extras). 

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P.S. The post image was taken during intermission when I went to see Queen Esther last year.