A Turn of Events

Esther 7

As the story progresses I would almost think that Ch. 7 is the climatic event of the whole book. Each chapter has had its nail biting parts but this sums the whole book. Chapter 6 we see how much hatred Haman had for Mordecai as he was bitterly jealous of him. His wife suggested for Haman to build gallows (a place to hang someone) at their house where he could hang Mordecai. It was not enough for Haman to wait until the day that all the Jews would be killed; he wanted Mordecai dead now. 

In Chapter 6 we see a first turn of events as Mordecai was praised before the king. The Lord laid it upon his heart to recap in some history and he was reading about how Mordecai saved his life from the men who went to harm him. The king asked if there was anything done to honor his diligence and nothing was done. So the king asked Haman what he should do to honor someone and Haman thought the king was talking about him. So Haman told the king that he should be paraded around the city and have royal robes. Then the king told Haman to do this for Mordecai, man did Haman have to eat crow!

The Banquet

In this chapter we see that the king and Haman rushed to Esther feast. Enough anticipation, what was Esther going to ask the king. The king wanted to know and so she asked that the man who sold out all of the Jews, including herself be judged. The king had no idea who it was and was furious, so Esther pointed out Haman and Haman knew his fate, death. As the king was angry he left and when he came back in he saw Haman begging the queen to save his life but the king took it as Haman was assaulting her. The gallows that Haman built to hang Mordecai actually served to hang Haman.

God is Just

We see all throughout history how God is just. There are people that have been mistreated and eventually their enemies receive justice. Look at Haman, he was evil and intended harm. At first it would seem like he was going to go unpunished. He even was receiving favor from the king. If you were like me you could scratch your head and wonder what is going on, he should have been burned to the ground by now. God had his timing and his plan and that was to use Esther and Mordecai. God’s word tells us not to seek revenge but vengeance is the Lord’s (Romans 12:19). Some people may not get God’s justice on this earth but they will in eternity. God does not forget the deeds of the evil. 

This whole book shows us that God does have a bigger picture. We all are part of it one way or another. We also see that God is in control of things even when we can’t see it right away. When we trust the Lord we soon see his work in the midst of darkness.