The command has been given
by King Ahasuerus that all who see Haman must bow before him and give
him reverence. Mordecai, however, will not bow in worship to anyone
other than God Almighty, and his insubordination has been seen and
heard by Haman. In chapter three and verse six we see the extent of
the wrath of Haman as he not only desires for Mordecai to be killed
but also all of the Jews. We read:
And he thought scorn to
lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had showed 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.
Our
verse begins, “And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai
alone; for they had showed him the people of Mordecai:” We
learned of Haman's wrath in our last verse, and now we see how he
manifested it. Haman “thought scorn” or despised, held in
contempt and disdained the idea of destroying just Mordecai alone.
No, his fury was so full he desired more. Individual revenge would
not satisfy his demonic anger. He wanted to destroy anyone who was
related to or like unto Mordecai.
The
verse goes on to say, “wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the
Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of
Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.” The
way Haman looked at it was that if this one man is like this because
of his beliefs, then everyone within his ethnicity was like this too.
His prejudice led to discrimination, and discrimination led him to
desire elimination. Haman wanted “all the Jews” to be
destroyed, and not just locally, but throughout the entire kingdom of
Ahasuerus.
Although
he may not have realized it at the time, (he certainly does now),
Haman was an agent for Satan himself. The desire of Satan has been to
wipe out God's people ever since the promise of the Messiah was given
to them. Jesus was destined by God to be the Savior of the world, and
any preemptive strike that Satan might make upon the Jewish people
would prevent His appearance. Over and over again throughout history
there have been those who desired to destroy God's chosen people
Israel. As we continue this story in the weeks ahead, let it be a
reminder that what God has purposed no man shall destroy. Even though
Haman may have been in an exalted position, his power was extremely
limited when compared to the Almighty God. Are there areas in our
lives that we need to be assured that God is protecting us as He did
the Jews? If so, let us run beneath His mighty and protective wing.
Next time we will learn about Pur, so
read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow...there is more...
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for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From
Generation to Generation” and the new marriage book “So, You Want
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