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In Esther 6,
we get to see a great irony. The king
can’t sleep, so he goes out for some light reading. He has the old records brought forth and
read. As he reads, he hears about
Mordecai, who saved the king from treason. He decides now makes a great time to
honor the man.
In walks
Haman. Haman has come to the king to
talk about killing Mordecai. After all, Haman
has gotten some good personal time with the king lately. He thinks he has the king’s ear. When the king asks Haman what should be done
to a person with whom the king delights, Haman naturally assumes that he is
talking about him! Therefore, Haman
trumps up a big festival all of all kinds of pomp, circumstance, and splendor.
In walks
irony. Haman came to talk to the king
about killing Mordecai. Once he arrives,
he is put in the situation of thinking that he is planning his own
festival. The king then informs Haman
that it is his job to go out and make sure that he does everything that he said
for Mordecai. Haman has to honor the very
man that he wants to kill! The king
tells Haman to not omit a single detail.
What I find
interesting about this is how often God works this way. When we are humble, we give God to
opportunity to lift us up as He sees fit.
When we are proud and make our own plans, we don’t give God room. Therefore, God’s remaining option is to bring
us into humility. That’s what happens
here. God bring Haman into humility because
Haman has become proud and is acting in pride.
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