How did Esther save the lives of the Jewish people?

• A. By asking her husband, king of Persia, to protect them
• B. By fasting
• C. By giving them money
• D. By leading a rebellion

Answer: (A)

Esther saves the Jewish people by using her position with the Persian king to intervene on their behalf. She bravely approaches the king, risking her life since coming before him unsummoned could be deadly, and she asks for protection for her people. After inviting the king and Haman to a banquet and then revealing Haman’s plan to exterminate the Jews, the king grants protection and issues a way for the Jews to defend themselves. That decisive intervention, not fasting alone or other actions, turns the danger into safety for the Jews. Fasting was part of the response, but the saving act comes from Esther’s appeal to the king. Money or rebellion aren’t part of how she saved them.