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Enter our antagonist, Haman.
Who are the Agagites?
Agagites are the decedents of king Agag of the Amalekites.
Saul was told to destroy all the Amalekites, however he did not kill king Agag.
As you can imagine, the Agagites were not fond of the Israelites.
Haman was a Big Man In Babylon!
Everybody bowed to him.
Well, everyone except Mordecai.
We’re not told why Mordecai would not bow to Haman, but the fact that he won’t is a significant part of the story.
So the king’s servants talk to Mordecai.
Dude, don’t make waves.
You’ll get in trouble.
We’re not told why Mordecai would not bow to Haman.
We may have some ideas, but Scripture doesn’t tell us why.
Mordecai tells them he is a Jew.
When Haman found out, he was NOT happy.
I wonder why Haman didn’t want to “lay hands” on just Mordecai?
Apparently, knowing that Mordecai was a Jew, Haman either didn’t want to go after just one,
or, he has seen an opportunity to destroy ALL the Jews.
They cast lots to see when Haman will destroy the Jews.
Sounds like the plot of a bad action move.
Can we come up with a complicated way to kill someone so they have a chance to escape.
Actually what we see is God’s providence, allowing time for the His will to be done through Esther and Mordecai.
Hey king, there are these people who are different.
Their laws are different and they don’t keep your laws.
Haman makes it sound like none of them obeys any of the king’s laws.
So we HAVE to get rid of them!
Not, lets find the law breakers, but lets use this rumor as an excuse to get rid of all of them.
Anti-Semitism is nothing new.
And Haman is going to use his beef with Mordecai, who he now knows is a Jew, to take his revenge on all of them.
And Haman is going to use his beef with Mordecai, who he now knows is a Jew, to take his revenge on all of them.
So what does Haman do?
There should be a law!
How dare there be anyone different in your kingdom.
Sure, Haman doesn’t bring proof any anyone breaking the king’s laws, but that doesn’t matter.
Just like today, where laws are passed to punish those who believe differently.
Sure, the Constitution says you are free to exercise your beliefs, but that doesn’t stop those who hate our faith.
At least we just face fines and jail time, not execution.
The king says, OK Haman, here’s my ring, you go write a law.
Does the church ask the government to push an agenda?
Even a prejudiced one?
Do you know it was the churches that asked government to issue licenses in order to prevent certain people from getting married?
Now the government tells the church who they may or may no marry.
Using government to get your way is nothing new.
Do you know that some churches urged the federal government to force states to recognize same-sex “marriage” against all that Scripture says?
Even today people use government to infringe on the rights of the faithful, and not just Christians and Jews.
If you look, you’ll find that most of what government does stems from some group wanting to force others to do things the way they want.
Guess we’re not that different from Haman and Ahasuerus after all.
The letters go out.
To all the governors and officials.
To every province and in every language.
On one day, everyone is to kill and destroy all the Jews.
Men, women & children.
Then plunder all they have.
This was not just a suggestion, but the law of the land.
There are those who want us to be removed from society.
No, they aren’t planning on killing us.
Then again, I’m sure there were plenty in Germany who did want to deal with the Jews, but didn’t plan on killing them either.
And all of this to fulfill the revenge of one man.
How many today use government as a weapon against those they hate or to get revenge?
Look at the laws that are proposed with this in mind and you’ll see how we in this nation still use government as a weapon of revenge.
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So the message went out.
One day to kill all the Jews.
Rather like Kristallnacht on steroids!
The king and his buddy Haman sat down for a drink.
Just a couple of guys chilling out after a days work.
The rest of the city was “perplexed”.
Why does the king want to destroy all the Jews?
What do we see here?
There will always be people who hate God’s people.
They may not go as far as Haman, at least not in this country, but then again they might.
There are nations around the world where being a believer in Christ is a crime.
Some of them it’s punishable by death!
The question we have to ask ourselves is, does God have a plan, even if we don’t see it at the moment?
Do we see God’s hand in everything, including the casting of lots?
Do we trust God even when there are people out to get us?
Does God have a plan, even if we don’t see it at the moment?
Will we do what is right, even if it may cost us?
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