Evil Dealt With.

Esther 7:1-10

       As the king strolled into Esther’s banquet room, he had no idea of all the emotions that had torn Haman apart that day. Haman was broken emotionally and before the evening was over, he would be totally destroyed…..

But at the banquet, he had to pretend that nothing was wrong, when in fact his pride had been trodden on with every clop of the horse’s feet that day. He was as shamed and as angry as a man could be. Not only that, but he had got no comfort at home from his wife and friends.

Now he had to look and act pleasant in front of the king and queen. The king was asking Esther once more, what her request was and what was the reason for the banquet. There she stood looking so sweet and beautiful, revealing the fact that she was one of these hated Jews who were scheduled to be destroyed shortly. The enemy was none other than  the king’s favourite, this “wicked”  Haman. The king rose up in anger, and paced up and down in the garden taking all this in.

Haman threw himself onto the queen’s couch begging for mercy. This only made the king angrier and when the servant piped up and said that Haman had built gallows for Mordecai, the king ordered him (Haman) to be hung on them. Less than twenty-four hours after they were built, Haman was taking his last breath there.

Truly, pride comes before a fall! Proverbs 16:18 -20 makes this very clear and the crux of the whole matter is contained in verse 20 where it shows that  those who trust in the Lord are the ones who are happy. Those who are always trying to climb the social ladder  are chasing a will-o’-the-wisp that will never bring real  joy and satisfaction.

We see here in our spiritual picture, that Satan is going to meet his doom one day, and although he seems to be flourishing in the world today, it is not going to last. He is doing his best now to drag God’s people down, but he will not have the last say.

Haman was filled with shame and dismay, As the queen told the king                                                             the truth that day,                                                       He was overcome with panic and fear, Knowing that his end was near.

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