(1) v.1-10 happened very late at night.
6:1 Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep,
At this point of time,
At this point of time,
6:4 Then the king said, “Who is that in the courtyard?” Now Haman had come to the outer courtyard of the palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had constructed for him.
Why? Haman was so eager to kill Mordecai that he could not wait until the morning to ask for the king's permission to hang Mordecai. If Haman did not have this much hatred for Mordecai he would not have been there and the king would not have him bring honor to Mordecai.
Why? Haman was so eager to kill Mordecai that he could not wait until the morning to ask for the king's permission to hang Mordecai. If Haman did not have this much hatred for Mordecai he would not have been there and the king would not have him bring honor to Mordecai.
Reflection: Who would bring you to this much hatred? What foolish thing had hatred brought you to do? May God help us to forgive and is not driven by hatred.
(2) 6:13 Haman then related to his wife Zeresh and to all his friends everything that had happened to him. These wise men, along with his wife Zeresh, said to him, “If indeed this Mordecai before whom you have begun to fall is Jewish, you will not prevail against him. No, you will surely fall before him!”
Before the Jews people will fall. Zeresh and the wise men must have come up to this conclusion by their observation of what had happened to Haman.
(NAC) Zeresh stated an important truth that was observable even at that time. After the Babylonian conquest the Edomites, for example, did not survive as a distinct people, even though they were not carried captive. The words of the friends of Haman are a foreshadowing of things to come. They do not say that he might not stand; they tell him that he “cannot stand.” They now realized that Mordecai had with him the God of the Jews, and Haman would not survive his attack of Mordecai. The Persians realized the power of the God of Israel and the importance of Israel’s election. Once when Martin Luther was asked what argument he could use to prove the Bible was true, he answered, “The Jews.”
Reflection: God's people will surely be protected by God and no one can stand before us. Maybe we do not see it now. Be patient, we will see it.
Proverbs 20:22 Do not say, “I will pay back evil!”
Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.
Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.
Audrey
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