At Esther's second banquet, the King once again asks for Esther's petition. This time, she does answer him, and petitions for her life and the life of her people. In the way she presents her request and being able to point to Haman directly as the "adversary and enemy", it displays her wisdom. In a demonstration of poetic justice as well as irony, Haman is hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai.
This passage shows us God's Perfect Timing, waiting for everything that needed to happen between the first and second banquets. It also shows God's fulfillment of His promise to protect and deliver his people, as well as His Justice.
When we are facing difficult situations, we can trust God to grant us the wisdom and the words to say. We can even entrust the outcome to Him.
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