Haman's request to destroy
the Jews has been granted by King Ahasuerus, and the king has sealed
it by giving Haman his ring. Without investigation or regard to
Haman's statements about these people scattered throughout the
Persian empire, King Ahasuerus has given his approval to genocide.
Not only does the king give permission to Haman for such carnage, but
in chapter three and verse eleven we learn even more about the king's
disregard for the Jews. We read:
And the king said unto
Haman, The silver is given to you, the people also, to do
with them as it seems good to you.
If we
recall our previous verses, as Haman made his plea to King Ahasuerus
he took into account that there might be a loss of revenue from the
Jews if they should be exterminated. He offered to pay ten thousand
talents of silver himself to cover the loss. However this verse
begins, “And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to
you...” Not only did the king give his ring to Haman for a seal
of approval, but he also awarded him the very silver that Haman
offered to pay. When the enemy decides to destroy, he decides to
destroy completely and he is willing to pay the tariff for doing so.
The
verse goes on to say, “...the people also, to do with them as it
seems good to you.” Not only was there not an investigation to
discover whether Haman's claims were valid, there is little regard
for how Haman attends to such a subordinate group of people. Either
there was an incredible trust by the king toward Haman or he was too
caught up in other affairs to be concerned about these rebellious
folk. He simply allows Haman to do as seems good to him. One would
think that with such a threat to the kingdom the king might concern
himself in this matter to a greater degree, but King Ahasuerus seems
quite content to allow another person to affect his reaction.
What has
the enemy of our soul plotted against us that has the approval those
opposed to us? Are there any significant areas of concern that the
enemy of our soul would negotiate over to cause our demise? Have we
been such a significant threat to the current earthly flow of things
that the spiritual world would decide we needed extermination? Let us
remember as we reflect upon this verse that all of this was caused by
Mordecai's refusal to bow before Haman, and without his stand, none
of this would have taken place. However, let us not forget that in
the very natural events of this story, God Almighty is behind the
scenes conducting the affairs of His people with their future in
mind, and thus shall he do with us as we stand for Him and His
Kingdom as well.
Next time we will see Haman put his
plan into action, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow...there is more...
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