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Esther Chapter 6
The King Honors Mordecai
- Esther 6:1 On that
night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the
book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the
king.
- 2 And it was found
written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of
the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to
lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
- 3 And the king said,
What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this?
Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is
nothing done for him.
God always has a way to deliver His
people. Sometimes it comes as something out of the ordinary.
Something unexpected. Even though God is using Esther, the king's
lack of sleep opens the door to a type of deliverance that has
nothing to do with Esther. It was God who caused the lack of sleep.
Like God gave Nebuchadnezzar, king of
Babylon dreams, to keep Daniel and his three friends safe; also God
gave Pharoah dreams to put Joseph in authority to help in the time
of famine. God gave this king night of restlisness to save the
Jewish people. How marvelous and great our God is.
- Esther 6:4 And the
king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the
outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to
hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
- 5 And the king's
servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And
the king said, Let him come in.
God is always on time. He moves just in
the nick of time. When did God part the Red Sea when Moses and the
children of Israel were trapped in between the sea and Pharoah's
army coming after them to bring them back to Egypt as slaves? God
saved them just in time when the armies of Pharoah were close ready
to strike. Just in time.
- Exodus 14:20 And
it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of
Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave
light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other
all the night.
- 21 And Moses
stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea
to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the
sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Sometimes when things go bad it is hard
to believe in miracles but we must be determined to trust God.
Sometimes the Lord takes us home to be with Him and sometimes we see
God deliver at the last minute. Jesus promised those that believed
that He will never leave nor forsake them. So we must never forsake
our trust in Him either.
- Esther 6:6 So Haman
came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the
man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his
heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to
myself?
- 7 And Haman answered
the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
- 8 Let the royal
apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse
that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon
his head:
- 9 And let this
apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's
most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the
king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through
the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it
be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
- 10 Then the king
said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse,
as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that
sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou
hast spoken.
Wow. God knows how to bring about
justice. Haman was defeated by his own pride and imagination. He
meant evil for Mordecai but God turned it around into good for
Mordecai.
- Esther 6:11 Then
took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and
brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and
proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom
the king delighteth to honour.
- 12 And Mordecai came
again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house
mourning, and having his head covered.
- 13 And Haman told
Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had
befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto
him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou
hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but
shalt surely fall before him.
Haman now was scared just like Mordecai
was previously scared that all the Jews were going to be
slaughtered. We reap what we sow, what goes around comes around.
Believe me, no one will get by with evil.
Help us Lord to be faithful and do Your
will. Help us stay humble and never be lifted up in pride. Help us
to love and not hold grudges and have unforgiveness within us. Help
us not to speak evil or plot against the innocent. The Spirit is
willing but our flesh is so weak. Lead us not into temptation but
deliver us from evil.
Esther Reveals Haman's Plot
This didn't have to happen like this.
Haman had a choice. He didn't have to give into pride and then hate
for an innocent person. God gave us the freedom to choose right from
wrong. God prefers to save. That is why He sent Jesus to save our
eternal souls. The soul and spirit do not die. We need God in our
lives. -DC
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