יְהִֽי־שֻׁלְחָנָ֣ם לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם לְפָ֑ח וְלִשְׁלוֹמִ֥ים לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃
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Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)
(Ib. 45) And Esther said, Let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet. Our Rabbis were taught: For what purpose did Esther invite Haman to the feast? R. Elazar said: "She spread for him a net, as it is said (Pr. 69, 23) May their table become a snare before them." R. Joshua said: "She learned it in her father's house, as it is said (Prov. 25, 21) If thy enemy be hungry, give him bread." R. Meier said: "So that Haman should not learn of the matter and cause a revolution." R. Juda said: "So that it should not be noticed she was a Jewess." R. Nechemia said: "So that the Israelites say not, We have a sister in the king's court, and they should not [meanwhile] dismiss from their minds the idea of praying for mercy." And R. Jose said: "So that he should be near, if she wanted him." R. Simon b. Menassia said: "So that He above should notice [how she was forced to flatter her enemy] and should perform a miracle." R. Joshua b. Karcha said: "She intended to make herself agreeable to Haman, so that the king might become jealous, and should kill both him and her [whereby Israel would be saved]."
Midrash Tehillim
"They served their idols. Rabbi Yudan said: We pair ourselves with them and say, 'They are like us.' As it is written, 'And it became a trap for them' (Psalms 69:23). Many times He would rescue them. How many times they would anger the Holy One, blessed be He, and He would still have mercy on them and rescue them from their distress (Judges 6:6-7). And the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord. And what is written? 'And Israel was greatly impoverished' (Judges 6:6), like it says (Leviticus 14:21), 'And if he is poor.' He would many times rescue them.