As we have watched our story
unfold, we have kept in mind that Almighty God is behind the scenes
governing the patterns and ways of people. Although these events seem
very natural, there is a plan being enacted with the refusal of Queen
Vashti and the anger of King Ahasuerus without them even knowing it.
Memucan the prince has given the advice to King Ahasuerus to ban
Queen Vashti from the throne otherwise the effect of her actions
would be detrimental to every home throughout the great empire of
Persia. In chapter one and verse twenty we see the king's reaction to
Memucan's suggestion. We read:
And the saying pleased
the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of
Memucan:
If
we imagine ourselves in this story for a moment, we can see the seven
princes before King Ahasuerus. Memucan has just given his advice, and
there is perhaps a short pause before the king answers him. The other
princes have been listening and nodding their heads in agreement, and
now they wait upon the king's response. We read, “An the
saying pleased the king and the princes;”
In other words, they
were all in agreement with Memucan.
The
verse goes on to say, “and the king did according to the
word of Memucan.” This is
where the rubber meets the road so to speak. It is one thing to hear
advice, and it is quite another to do it. The king liked the
suggestion, acted upon the suggestion, and wasted no time carrying
out the suggestion. We would all be advantaged to think upon the
advice of God in the same manner as Ahasuerus.
He
may not have known it, but Ahasuerus followed Biblical principles for
handling this matter. As we read in Proverbs chapter eleven and verse
fourteen:
Where no counsel [is],
the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors [there is]
safety.
And in
James chapter one and verse twenty-two:
Ahasuerus'
actions about this matter are models for the way we should work with
difficult problems. First, we should get good counsel, and then we
should carry out that counsel. As we keep in mind that the Divine God
of the Universe is behind these scenes with a purpose in mind, we can
remember that He will also use the counsel and action in our lives to
work His will in our lives too.
Next
time we will see how Ahasuerus carried out this decree, so read
ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow...there is more...
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