Book of Esther 2

So this is the continuation of the book of Esther.

Stopped at where Esther and Mordecai were communicating through the messenger about Esther going to the King to plead concerning the Jews so they don't get destroyed from Haman's plan.

As for me I tag Haman as "Mr. Wicked" and the King as someone that takes whether wrong or right advises immediately. The King cannot think to save his life all by himself. It has disadvantages and advantages.

Mordecai sent her this message: "Don't think because you live in the king's house you're the out of the killing shit. 

Esther sent back her answer to Mordecai: Go and get all the Jews living in Susa together. Fast for me. I and my maids will fast with you. If you will do this, I'll go to the king, even though it's forbidden. If I die, I die."

Three days later Esther dressed in her royal robes and decided to meet with the King. When he noticed Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased to see her. The king asked, "And what's your desire, Queen Esther? What do you want? Ask and it's yours—even if it's half my kingdom!"

Whattttt she was marvelously favoured for the King to say what do you want Queen Esther

"If it please the king," said Esther, "let the king come with Haman to a dinner I've prepared for him."

So the king and Haman joined Esther at the dinner she had arranged. As they were drinking the wine, the king said, "Now, what is it you want? Half of my kingdom isn't too much to ask! Just ask."

Esther answered, "Here's what I want. If the king favors me let the king and Haman come again tomorrow to the dinner. Then I'll give a straight answer to the king's question."

 Haman left the palace that day happy, and then he saw Mordecai sitting at the King's Gate ignoring him. Haman was furious with Mordecai.

I don't know what was making the foolish man happy o.... mtchewww

But he held himself in and went on home. He got his friends together with his wife Zeresh and started bragging that Queen Esther invited him to a private dinner with the king. But I can't enjoy any of it when I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King's Gate.

Why so much hatred?? We need to be careful of ourselves.

His wife Zeresh and all his friends said, Build a gallows 65 feet high. First thing in the morning speak with the king; get him to order Mordecai hanged on it. Then happily go with the king to dinner."

Haman liked that. He had the gallows built.

We should mind what advises we take. Just see the evil plot Haman had for Mordecai specially but something happened about this plan.

That night the king couldn't sleep. He ordered the record book, the day-by-day journal of events, to be brought and read to him. They came across the story there about the time that Mordecai had exposed the plot of the two royal eunuchs who guarded the entrance and who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

The king asked, "What great honor was given to Mordecai for this?"

"Nothing," replied the king's servants who were in attendance.

The king said, "Is there anybody out in the court?"

Now Haman had just come into the outer court of the king's palace to talk to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had built for him.

Assuming he was able to say out his plan to the King he would have just approved the offer because I don't understand if that King has sense on his own🤣 he will just approve and sign whatever decision they bring to him

 The king's servants said, "Haman is out there. Bring him in, said the king.

When Haman entered, the king said, "What would be appropriate for the man the king especially wants to honor?"

Haman thought to himself, "He must be talking about honoring me—who else?"

What audacity and pride Haman has....that who else would the King honor if not him.

So he answered the king, "For the man the king delights to honor, do this:

 Bring a royal robe that the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crown on its head. Then give the robe and the horse to one of the king's most noble princes. Have him robe the man whom the king especially wants to honor; have the prince lead him on horseback through the city square, proclaiming before him, 'This is what is done for the man whom the king especially wants to honor!' "

"Go and do it," the king said to Haman. "Don't waste another minute. Do what you have proposed to Mordecai the Jew who sits at the King's Gate. Don't leave out a single detail of your plan."

I couldn't believe my eyes seeing this verse...I was amazed by the King's decision this time... it's so Perfect and accurate. This is so much humiliation for Haman for Mordecai to be exalted this way.

 So Haman took the robe and horse; he robed Mordecai and led him through the city square, proclaiming before him, "This is what is done for the man whom the king especially wants to honor!"

 Then Mordecai returned to the King's Gate, but Haman fled to his house hiding his face.

 At this second dinner, while they were drinking wine the king again asked, "Queen Esther, what would you like?

 Queen Esther answered, "If I have found favor in your eyes, O King, and if it please the king, give me my life, and give my people their lives. "We've been sold, I and my people to be destroyed

 King Xerxes exploded, "Who? Where is he? This is monstrous!"

 "An enemy. An adversary. This evil Haman," said Esther.

Haman was terror-stricken before the king and queen.

 The king, raging, left his wine and stalked out into the palace garden.

Haman stood there pleading with Queen Esther for his life—he could see that the king was finished with him and that he was doomed.

As the king came back from the palace garden into the banquet hall, Haman was groveling at the couch on which Esther reclined. The king roared out, "Will he even molest the queen while I'm just around the corner?"

When that word left the king's mouth, all the blood drained from Haman's face.

 Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, spoke up: "Look over there! There's the gallows that Haman had built for Mordecai, who saved the king's life.

The king said, "Hang him on it!"

 So Haman was hanged on the very gallows that he had built for Mordecai. And the king's hot anger cooled.

And Mordecai came before the king because Esther had explained their relationship. The king took off his signet ring, which he had taken back from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai.

 Then Esther again spoke to the king, falling at his feet and said if it please the king and he regards me with favor and thinks this is right, and if he has any affection for me at all, let an order be written that cancels the bulletins authorizing the plan of Haman in all the king's provinces.

King Xerxes said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew: "I've given Haman's estate to Esther and he's been hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.

 So go ahead now and write whatever you decide on behalf of the Jews; then seal it with the signet ring." (An order written in the king's name and sealed with his signet ring is irrevocable.)

Wow what an interesting story. The best part of this story to me was just how Haman's evil plot was turned on himself. He used his own hands to kill himself because of hatred for your fellow human. Mordecai was honored while Haman was executed rightly.

Then I learnt again if not because Mordecai persisted in Esther meeting with the King about the Jews they would have been ruined.

Esther prayed and fasted for three days together with her people. I think that was why she found favor with the King when she went to the King without being invited.

Who else enjoyed the storyline??

Thank you for reading!!!

Bible can be interesting