Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Esther 5


Good Morning! Today is Esther 5! Thank you for the encouraging comments on Chapter 4! They meant alot :)



At the beginning of this chapter, it is the final day of the fast and when Esther went to the king he extended his golden scepter and accepted her, asking her what she wanted of him. Wisely biding her time, she said that she wanted the king and Haman to attend a banquet she had prepared. At the banquet, Esther again put off the confrontation with Haman and invited them both to another banquet the following day. Haman was pleased and contempt, thinking he had found the up-most favor in the King and Queen. He was on his way home to boast to his wife but saw Mordecai sitting by the gate.

Esther 5:9-10
"Haman was a happy man as he left the banquet! But when he saw Mordecai sitting at the palace gate, not standing up or trembling nervously before him, Haman became furious. However, he restrained himself and went on home." (NLT)

You can see that Haman quickly became frustrated when Mordecai showed no clear reaction. You would think that since Haman already had the King and Queen on his side, he would just ignore Mordecai or something, but no. He saw the situation as "Since I am higher than you, you should bow down to me." Obviously, the power wasn't good enough for Haman. He thought he deserved more. So if everyone but Mordecai would bow down to him, it would never be good enough.

Esther 5:13-14
"Then he added, 'But this is all worth nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew just sitting there at the palace gate.' So Haman's wife, Zeresh, and all his friends suggested, 'Set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall, and in the morning ask the king to impale Mordecai on it. When this is done, you can go on your merry way to the banquet with the king.' This pleased Haman, and he ordered the pole set up." (NLT)

Well that escalated quickly... like I said before, the power and favor was not good enough if Mordecai did not bow down to him. His friends told him he should build a 75-foot gallows. That’s the height of an 8-story building! Why must it be so high? Haman wanted Mordecai’s body to be seen for miles so that he would get his revenge. 



"Evil is always devising more corrosive misery through man's restless need to exact revenge out of his hate."
-Ralph Steadman



Well that's Chapter 5! Chapter 6 is tomorrow! Hope you are all having a wonderful week! BYE :) :) :)

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Verse 3 really stuck out to me. It says:
Then the king asked her, "What do you want, Queen Esther? What is your request? I will give it to you even if it is half of the kingdom!" (NLT)

I think this verse does a good job of showing that God was with Esther through this whole situation. The king was perfectly fine with Esther coming to see him and he usually had a problem with it. Because Esther was doing something for God and following what he had in mind for her the king was okay with her coming to see him.

Anonymous said...

I have read this book before and I really like what jackie said.

Nathan Coupleton said...

Lol one thing I've decided about Esther is that she must've been really cute. She was picked from all the girls in the land to be queen then she has the king offering her half the kingdom after just one date! This shows that no matter what God will use people with the abilities He gave them. As in Esther and My case cuz we are super good looking. Jk

Unknown said...

There is a movie called one night with the king. It is basically about the story of Esther.

Anonymous said...

I've seen that one, Carter. Good movie!