Esther 6 – 10
Verse 6:11 is much like rubbing salt in a wound:
Then the king said to Haman, “Hurry; take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Leave out nothing that you have mentioned.”
The king asked Haman how he should honor a person, and Haman replied with honor, assuming it was for himself. When he found out it was for Mordecai, whom he despised (v5:13), he was enraged. Here he had to serve the one whom he made all these schemes. Funny how God humbles us from time to time, in this case having him do something that repulses him.
Verse 7:6 has Esther point out the problem in Haman:
And Esther said, “A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
Here the king has just been informed of a law Haman coerced him into putting in place, that would not old kill the man of honor, Mordecai, but also his queen. When you think about it this story is amazing. Here a young orphan Jew becomes queen at just the right time to save the nation of Israel. This is amazing when you think about it, because it shows God favors His people even when they are not always in His favor.
Verse 10:3 ends this story:
For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.
And they all lived happily after, the end. If you notice this is the way many of God’s stories end, things become horrific and then the ultimate plan is seen and all is well in the world. One could say this is the same with the story of Jesus, after his triumphant return to Jerusalem. In short order he was beaten and hung on the cross. But in three days all things changed and He came back not only to save the Jews, but the world. How cool is that?