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*“Will Evil Triumph?”*
!!!! Esther 5
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Game of ‘hangman’.
Often used in the car to help the long drive pass more quickly.
- Sketch a hang man’s gallows
- come up with a word
- Count the # of letters in the word
- Draw out the number of spaces as a clue
- The other person was the guess the word one letter at a time,
- If you guessed right > the letter went in the space
- If you guessed wrong?
The hang man’s noose was drawn on the gallows started and you began to lose > your life!
- What a morbid game!
In this morning’s episode of the story of Esther, we’re going to read about a game of hangman.
- you can cut the tension with a knife
- the evil Haman – whom the king had promoted to second place in the entire kingdom – had hatched a diabolical plan to destroy God’s people.
- And it looked like he was going to pull it off!
- Next week we’ll discover that his plan would backfire > but for our story today we remain with the question: *“Will Evil Win?”*
- Yes, Haman is playing a high-stakes game of ‘hang-man’.
In our story of Esther the plot has grown tense.
- the Jewish nation was now poised for extermination.
- Esther, the newly appointed queen was a Jewess.
- Her cousin Mordecai – whom Haman hated and wanted dead – had persuaded her that she was in the royal palace for such a time as this.
- Before approaching the king – and in doing so putting her own life at risk – Esther has called all the Jews to fast for 3 days and nights.
Read: Esther chapter 5
This is Esther’s Finest Hour
Making her move on the third morning of the 3-day fast, Esther is ready and prepared.
A time for prayer – a time for action.
Now: “If I die, I die.”
That is in the hand of God.
I must do my part.
Esther has
- confidence from God,
- A plan of approach and
- Determination to proceed.
This is her hour.
The king does not intimidate her.
No matter how wealthy his treasury.
No matter how vast his kingdom
No matter how powerful his armies.
Prov.
21:1 /“The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord.
He turns it wherever he wishes.”/
Are you facing an impossible situation?
Give it to God.
God can handle anyone.
He can handle your husband.
He can handle your wife.
He can handle your kids.
He can even handle your pastor – just pray for him!
He can handle the person who gives you grief.
He can handle your ex-mate.
…the person who made you all those promises and broke most of them.
He can handle your enemy.
He can handle the most intimidating situation, because in the hand of the Lord, any heart is like water.
Esther walks in that confidence.
“Esther stood in front of the king’s hall”
She is not trembling.
Though she is doing what’s never been done before,
- knowing that what she is doing could cost her her life,
o she stands tall, confident in the Lord.
And when the king saw her standing in the court, she once again obtained favor in his sight and he extended his golden scepter to her.
Remember, without that gesture from the king, she would die.
And now, confident, she touches the top of the scepter, making a connection with the king.
The king says simply: “What’s on your mind?
What’s troubling you?”
In fact he goes further.
He says:
“What can I do for you?
Name it.
There’s no limit.”
Now this is her moment to bring down the roof on Haman –
but she doesn’t.
Not now.
She has a plan.
In many cultures still today, an important issue that needed to be discussed would only be done after a social meal.
Esther knew how to properly present her request so she invites the king – and Haman – to come to a banquet she has prepared.
Esther is in control.
She knows how to approach the king.
Prayer has given her confidence.
This is her moment.
At the end of the meal (one would never be so rude as to discuss important business while they were eating – different from our Western culture) while they were drinking their wine, the king once again brings up the matter.
“What is your petition.”
And Esther replies: “My petition and my request?”
And she still does not make it known yet.
Again in her world, she knows that with a matter so important, this is not something to be blurted out.
No, it requires proper etiquette to be followed.
So she continued:
“Well, if I have found favor with the king,
and if it pleases the king to grant what I ask
and to fulfill my request,
let the king and Haman come to the banquet which I shall prepare for them,
and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.”
Notice, if the king does accept this second invitation, he is effect saying, yes, I will grant your request – no matter what it is.
Usually the king would call on his counselors but not this time.
Esther has the upper hand.
God’s timing also requires one more day.
In the interval, evil again attempts to thwart the plan of God.
Once again we are confronted with the question,
“Will God win?
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