Haman has given King
Ahasuerus his idea of what should be done unto the man in whom the
king delights. Because he believes the king's man to be himself,
Haman thought that he should be dressed in the king's finest clothes,
ride upon the king's horse, and wear the king's crown. In chapter six
and verse nine we learn more about Haman's suggestion to the king. We
read:
And
let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the
king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal
whom the king delights to honor, and bring him on horseback through
the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be
done to the man whom the king delights to honor.
The verse begins, “And let this apparel and horse be delivered
to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may
array the man withal whom the king delights to
honor,...” If we allow ourselves, we can almost see in our
mind's eye the enthusiasm in which Haman is saying these words. He
continues in the verse with the word “And” which denotes a
constant flow of thought as if he is on a roll. Haman thought it
would be a wonderful idea to have the horse and apparel to be
“delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes”
which indicates that Haman not only wanted to be exalted above the
people of the land, but also the nobles who attended to the king.
Haman thought this noble should “array” him with the
king's clothes and horse as to prepare him for display throughout the
kingdom. Oh what a marvelous plan Haman had in his own mind.
The
verse continues, “and bring him on horseback through the street
of the city, and proclaim before him,...” Haman continued his
suggestion with the agenda for the public display of the man in whom
the king delights. Haman's idea was to parade this man through the
street of the city just like a single float display and then have
someone “proclaim” which means yell out, tell loudly,
shout a special message about this man who was upon the king's horse.
Finally
we see what Haman thought the crier should say in last part of this
verse. We read: “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king
delights to honor.” As though he was honoring himself before
the king, Haman decided that his suggestion is what should be done
unto the man in whom the king delights. A loud crier should go before
this man so that all could know, all could hear, and all would honor
the man who was dressed in the king's apparel and riding upon the
king's horse. In other words, Haman thought everyone should know just
how great he was.
People
for the most part enjoy when they are honored, and they will often
pitch for it. Their looks, their car, their house or vocation will
often be displayed for others to give them praise. Haman's pitch and
attitude is not entirely unfamiliar as most people have an internal
desire to be honored or praised. The key to understanding this in the
kingdom of God is that honor, true honor, should come from the Lord
Jesus Christ. All of the other honor is temporary and limited. God's
honor is complete, thorough and everlasting. If we choose, we may
turn to the weaker honor of man as Haman was attempting to receive,
but if we will seek the honor of God, no man or time shall ever be
able to take His honor away.
Next
time we will see the beginning of Haman being embarrassed beyond his
wildest dreams, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow...there is more...
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