As our story continues, the
issue of Haman has been resolved by King Ahasuerus. Haman was hung by
his own gallows, and his house was given to Esther who thereafter
gave it to Mordecai to manage. However, there was still the problem
of the edict given by the king that all the Jews be destroyed. In
chapter eight and verse three we begin to see the answer to this
grand difficulty. We read:
And Esther spake yet
again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him
with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his
device that he had devised against the Jews.
The
verse begins, “And Esther spake yet again before the king, and
fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears...” For us
to really attempt to understand this part of our story, we must use
our imaginations to see the sadness of Esther. We might think that
since Haman was gone and his house was given to Esther that she would
be happy, but she is not. She continues to have the fate of her
people on her mind. Perhaps she her mind went back to when her
parents were killed and what she felt like during that time, or maybe
she thought forward to the devastation that would occur should this
plan be carried out. Whatever her thoughts were they caused her speak
to the king, fall at his feet, and beg him with tears.
The
verse goes on to say, “to put away the mischief of Haman the
Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.” We
can almost see in our mind this incredible act of intercession by
Esther as she desired for the king to “put away” Haman's
evil plan. It is interesting to note that Haman was an “Agagite”
which if we research we would find out that he should not even be
around in the first place, but now this wicked plan is in place, and
Esther desired with great passion that the king get rid of it. Though
there was an evil plan to destroy the Jews, Esther used her place of
influence to attempt the elimination of it.
There is
a wicked and evil plan devised against all of mankind. Like Haman,
satan, has a plan to destroy as many people as he can. The question
for us today is, “Do we ever intercede for mankind like Esther did
for her people?” Have we ever with tears in our eyes fallen before
the King of Kings Jesus and made an appeal on their behalf? As we
study these scriptures and seek to add the spirit of them to our
lives we should seek to have hearts that are as passionate as Esther
who would beg for the salvation of her people. May the Lord convict
us, cajole us, and bring us in these thoughts to have a heart that
breaks for what breaks His – the lostness of men and women all over
the world.
Next
time we will discover the beginning of the reaction of King Ahasuerus
to Esther's request, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow...there is more...
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