Sermon 3 - Trouble for the King of Kings
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Trouble for the King of Kings - For Such a Time as This - Sermon 3 Trouble
Trouble for the King of
Kings - For Such a Time
as This - Sermon 3 Trouble
Tony Cansler / General
For Such a Time as This / Suffering / Esther 3
If you Trust God In Trouble you will Triumph
Trouble for the King of Kings
Defiance
Regard from the King toward Haman
Esther 3:1
King James Version Chapter 3
After these things did king Ahasuerus promote
Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and
advanced him, and set his seat above all the
princes that were with him
Esther 3:3
King James Version Chapter 3
the king’s commandment
Wickedness in his family
Analytical Bible Expositor: Ezra to Job 1. The
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Advancement for the Provoking (Esther 3:1, 2)
According to F. C. Cook, the Jews generally
understand the expression “the Agagite” to
mean a descendant of Agag who was the
Amalekite king whom Samuel killed with the
sword (1 Samuel 15:32, 33). This would make
Haman an Amalekite. The Amalekites were
descendents of Esau and archenemies of the
Jews
Wealthy fortune
Esther 3:9 KJV 1900
9 If it please the king, let it be written that they
may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand
talents of silver to the hands of those that have
the charge of the business, to bring it into the
king’s treasuries.
Well liked Fellow
Esther 3:1 KJV 1900
1 After these things did king Ahasuerus
promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the
Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat
above all the princes that were with him.
Reverence from the people toward
Haman Esther 3:2
King James Version Chapter 3
And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s
gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king
had so commanded concerning him
Devotion
“bowed, and reverenced Haman”
Declaration
“the king had commanded”
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Rejection of Haman Esther 3:2
King James Version Chapter 3
But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence
I am thinking Mordecai had been told the Story of
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abendego in their
refusal to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar.
Refused to Revere (Worship) Haman
“bowed not”
Refused to Reverence Haman
“nor did him reverence”
As believers we are not to bow to men, but
only to God.
Romans 14:11–12 KJV 1900
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord,
every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue
shall confess to God.
12 So then every one of us shall give account of
himself to God.
Rebuke for Mordecai Esther 3:3-4
Esther 3:3–4 KJV 1900
3 Then the king’s servants, which were in the
king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why
transgressest thou the king’s commandment?
4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily
unto him, and he hearkened not unto them,
that they told Haman, to see whether
Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had
told them that he was a Jew.
The King’s Servants Remarked to Mordecai
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“the king’s servants…said to Mordecai”
The Kings Servants Rebuked Mordecai
“Why transgressest thou the king’s
commandment? “
The Kings Servants Researched Mordecai
“Why transgressest thou the king’s
commandment?”
The Kings Servants Repeated against Mordecai
“spake daily to him”
The Kings Servants were Rejected by Mordecai
“he hearkened not unto them”
The Kings Servants Retaliated against Mordecai
“Now it came to pass, when they spake daily
unto him, and he hearkened not unto them,
that they told Haman”
The Kings Servants Reported Mordecai
“they told Haman”
I think that it is evident that anti-semitism was
in the heart of Haman and these men
They were likely trying to get in good with
Haman too since he was now in a powerful
position
Rage of Haman Esther 3:5
King James Version Chapter 3
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not,
nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of
wrath.
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It is interesting that he allowed one person
refusing to bow down to him to get to him like it
did.
Revenge of Haman against Mordecai and
the Jews Esther 3:6
King James Version Chapter 3
And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai
alone; for they had shewed him the people of
Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all
the Jews that were throughout the whole
kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of
Mordecai.
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther (King James Version) Division II:
The Jews Marked for Extermination by Haman: A
Picture of Extreme Prejudice and Horrifying Evil, 3:1–15
Haman’s attempt to exterminate the Jews is the
basic plot of the book of Esther. Guarding
ourselves against extreme prejudice and bitter
hatred is the lesson for us. Discriminating against
other people because of their race, color,
appearance, ability or beliefs is wrong. Just
because a person is different—whether
handicapped, physically deformed, less educated
or any other dissimilarity—is no reason for harsh
feelings or acts of discrimination. As followers of
the Lord Jesus Christ, we are not to open our
hearts to prejudice or bitter hatred. When people
do wrong and commit atrocities, we are to legally
execute justice and hold them accountable.
However, justice is never to be executed out of
personal bitterness but, rather, out of a sense of
righteousness.
John 4:9 KJV 1900
9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him,
How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of
me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews
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have no dealings with the Samaritans.
Ephesians 4:31 KJV 1900
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and
clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you,
with all malice:
Colossians 3:8 KJV 1900
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath,
malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of
your mouth.
1 John 3:15 KJV 1900
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer:
and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life
abiding in him.
Declaration of the Persecutor
Coordination against the Jews Esther
3:7-8
King James Version Chapter 3
7 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in
the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur,
that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day,
and from month to month, to the twelfth month,
that is, the month Adar. 8 And Haman said unto
king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people
scattered abroad and dispersed among the
people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and
their laws are diverse from all people; neither
keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for
the king’s profit to suffer them
Lots for the Jews
“the lot”
Long Time for the Jews
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“month Adar” a year later
Legislation against the Jews
“There is a certain people scattered abroad
and dispersed among the people in all the
provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are
diverse from all people; neither keep they the
king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s
profit to suffer them”
Lies against the Jews
“neither keep they the king’s laws”
Conviction of the Jews Esther 3:9
King James Version Chapter 3
9 If it please the king, let it be written that they
may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand
talents of silver to the hands of those that have
the charge of the business, to bring it into the
king’s treasuries.
Butter up the king
“if it please the king”
Bribe the king
“I will pay ten thousand talents of silver”
This translated to 375 tons of silver, silver is
$18.20 per ounce, that is $291.20 per pound,
$582,400 per ton, $218,400,000
Consent of the King Esther 3:10-11
King James Version Chapter 3
And the king took his ring from his hand, and
gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the
Agagite, the Jews’ enemy. 11 And the king said
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unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the
people also, to do with them as it seemeth good
to thee. 12
Acceptance
“And the king took his ring from his hand, and
gave it unto Haman”
Accommodate
“And the king said unto Haman, The silver is
given to thee, the people also, to do with them
as it seemeth good to thee”
Condemnation of the Jews Esther 3:12-13
King James Version Chapter 3
12 Then were the king’s scribes called on the
thirteenth day of the first month, and there was
written according to all that Haman had
commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to
the governors that were over every province, and
to the rulers of every people of every province
according to the writing thereof, and to every
people after their language; in the name of king
Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the
king’s ring. 13 And the letters were sent by posts
into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and
to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old,
little children and women, in one day, even upon
the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is
the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for
a prey.
Legislation Passed
“and there was written according to all that
Haman had commanded”
Letters Posted
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“ there was written according to all that Haman
had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants,
and to the governors that were over every
province, and to the rulers of every people of
every province according to the writing thereof,
and to every people after their language; in the
name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and
sealed with the king’s ring.”
Lethal Persecution
“And the letters were sent by posts into all the
king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause
to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little
children and women, in one day, even upon the
thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is
the month Adar”
Liberties Promised
“and to take the spoil of them for a prey”
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther (King James Version)
Division II: The Jews Marked for Extermination by
Haman: A Picture of Extreme Prejudice and
Horrifying Evil, 3:1–15
Keep in mind that the LORD had made two
great promises that had yet to be fulfilled: the
promise that both the Messiah and the written
Word of God would come through the Jewish
people. If Haman had been allowed to
exterminate the Jews, these two major
promises of God would never have been
fulfilled. Thus the LORD was moving behind
the scenes to defeat the wicked plot of
Haman. In causing the lot to fall on the twelfth
month, the LORD was giving the Jews a whole
year to get ready for the attack, a year in
which events would bring about the
deliverance of the Jews and the death of their
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archenemy Haman
Jeremiah 17:9 KJV 1900
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and
desperately wicked: who can know it?
Proverbs 6:18 KJV 1900
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
Feet that be swift in running to mischief,
Acts 3:19 KJV 1900
19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that
your sins may be blotted out, when the times
of refreshing shall come from the presence of
the Lord;
2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV 1900
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature: old things are passed away; behold,
all things are become new.
Ezekiel 36:26 KJV 1900
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new
spirit will I put within you: and I will take away
the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give
you an heart of flesh.
Communication of the King Esther
3:14-15
King James Version Chapter 3
14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to
be given in every province was published unto all
people, that they should be ready against that
day. 15 The posts went out, being hastened by the
king’s commandment, and the decree was given
in Shushan the palace.
The delivery method of the letters would been
similar to what we would have had in the days of
the pony express
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This message would have been delivered in less
than a month to all 127 providences.
Man, what if we shared the King of Kings
message that fast and with such ferver
Calm of the King Esther 3:15
King James Version Chapter 3
And the king and Haman sat down to drink;
Confusion of the City Esther 3:15
King James Version Chapter 3
but the city Shushan was perplexed.
Destruction of His People
Destruction was Communicated Esther
3:14
King James Version Chapter 3
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be
given in every province was published unto all
people, that they should be ready against that
day. 15
Destruction was Certain Esther 3:13
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