Esther 6 -- God's Warnings To Haman

I love the way my commentary fleshed out God’s sovereign actions in this chapter and the warnings God gave to Haman.  Despite his role as villain, Haman was being pursued by God and warned to stop his evil plans.

God’s sovereignty showed up in the king’s insomnia, in his decision to have court records read to him to help him sleep, in the servant’s choice of which book he’d read and what page in that book he’d open to.  God had also been sovereign in preventing the king from originally rewarding Mordecai – saving it for just this day.

All of this was for Haman’s benefit and God had even directed his arrival to coincide with the king’s query about how to reward a man.  Haman’s pride caused him to believe that he was the one being rewarded, and he never dreamed that he’d be having to walk the streets of the city rewarding Mordecai!  After all, he’d gone to the king to ask permission to execute Mordecai!  After a day of humiliation, Haman also was warned by his wife and counselors not to try to harm Mordecai, but he wouldn’t heed the warning.

As the chapter closed, the king’s eunuchs arrived to deliver Haman to the banquet Esther had prepared.  He never suspected that it would be his last meal.

My commentary summarized:  “When God sounds the alarm, it pays to stop, look, and listen – and obey.”

Father, please speak loudly when You warn me.  With Your certain knowledge of everything, why would I ever want to ignore Your warnings?

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford