THE FATE OF HAMAN
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. The Fate of Haman
a) Haman
i) Haman was a high official, in effect the prime minister, of the Persian king Ahasuerus, also known as Xerxes (reigned 485-465 BC) in Ancient Empires - Persia. He was an Agagite, apparently because he, or his parents, originated from Agag, a region bordering on Media. Haman is known to from the book of Esther where, because Esther's cousin Mordecai (who was in fact very loyal to the king himself) would not bow down to him, Haman spitefully tried, and failed, to destroy all Jews within the kingdom.
b). Mordecai's Refusal, Haman's Plot
i) 5-6 Haman was furious but decided not to lay hands on Mordecai alone, but to move against all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, and destroy all of them throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus. (Esther 3:5-6 TLB)
ii) 8 Haman now approached the king about the matter. “There is a certain race of people scattered through all the provinces of your kingdom,” he began, “and their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they refuse to obey the king’s laws; therefore, it is not in the king’s interest to let them live. 9 If it please the king, issue a decree that they be destroyed, and I will pay $20,000,000 into the royal treasury for the expenses involved in this purge.” 10 The king agreed, confirming his decision by removing his ring from his finger and giving it to Haman telling him, 11 “Keep the money, but go ahead and do as you like with these people—whatever you think best.” (Esther 3:8-11)
c) Mordecai's Plea To Esther
i)13 This was Mordecai’s reply to Esther: “Do you think you will escape there in the palace when all other Jews are killed? 14 If you keep quiet at a time like this, God will deliver the Jews from some other source, but you and your relatives will die; what’s more, who can say but that God has brought you into the palace for just such a time as this?” 15 Then Esther sent this message to Mordecai: 16 “Go and gather together all the Jews of Shushan and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day; and I and my maids will do the same; and then, though it is strictly forbidden, I will go in to see the king; and if I perish, I perish.”17 So Mordecai did as Esther told him to. (Esther 4:13-17)
d) The King Just Then Reads Of Mordecai's Loyalty
i) 6 1-2 That night the king had trouble sleeping and decided to read awhile. He ordered the historical records of his kingdom from the library, and in them he came across the item telling how Mordecai had exposed the plot of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, watchmen at the palace gates, who had plotted to assassinate him. 3 “What reward did we ever give Mordecai for this?” the king asked.His courtiers replied, “Nothing!” (Esther 6:1-3)
e) Esther's Intervention
i) 3 And at last Queen Esther replied, “If I have won your favor, O King, and if it please Your Majesty, save my life and the lives of my people. 4 For I and my people have been sold to those who will destroy us. We are doomed to destruction and slaughter. If we were only to be sold as slaves, perhaps I could remain quiet, though even then there would be incalculable damage to the king that no amount of money could begin to cover.” 5 “What are you talking about?” King Ahasuerus demanded. “Who would dare touch you?”6 Esther replied, “This wicked Haman is our enemy.” Then Haman grew pale with fright before the king and queen. (Esther 7:3-6)
f) The Fate of Haman
i) 9 Then Harbona, one of the king’s aides, said, “Sir, Haman has just ordered a 75-foot gallows constructed, to hang Mordecai, the man who saved the king from assassination! It stands in Haman’s courtyard.” “Hang Haman on it,” the king ordered. 10 So they did, and the king’s wrath was pacified. (Esther 7:9-10)
2. What can we draw out out from this story?
a) Rest assured: "Haman" will eventually be hanged by his own gallows.
Psalm 7:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
The End ...
1. The Fate of Hamana) Haman
i) Haman was a high official, in effect the prime minister, of the Persian king Ahasuerus, also known as Xerxes (reigned 485-465 BC) in Ancient Empires - Persia. He was an Agagite, apparently because he, or his parents, originated from Agag, a region bordering on Media. Haman is known to from the book of Esther where, because Esther's cousin Mordecai (who was in fact very loyal to the king himself) would not bow down to him, Haman spitefully tried, and failed, to destroy all Jews within the kingdom.
b). Mordecai's Refusal, Haman's Plot
i) 5-6 Haman was furious but decided not to lay hands on Mordecai alone, but to move against all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, and destroy all of them throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus. (Esther 3:5-6 TLB)
ii) 8 Haman now approached the king about the matter. “There is a certain race of people scattered through all the provinces of your kingdom,” he began, “and their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they refuse to obey the king’s laws; therefore, it is not in the king’s interest to let them live. 9 If it please the king, issue a decree that they be destroyed, and I will pay $20,000,000 into the royal treasury for the expenses involved in this purge.” 10 The king agreed, confirming his decision by removing his ring from his finger and giving it to Haman telling him, 11 “Keep the money, but go ahead and do as you like with these people—whatever you think best.” (Esther 3:8-11)
c) Mordecai's Plea To Esther
i)13 This was Mordecai’s reply to Esther: “Do you think you will escape there in the palace when all other Jews are killed? 14 If you keep quiet at a time like this, God will deliver the Jews from some other source, but you and your relatives will die; what’s more, who can say but that God has brought you into the palace for just such a time as this?” 15 Then Esther sent this message to Mordecai: 16 “Go and gather together all the Jews of Shushan and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day; and I and my maids will do the same; and then, though it is strictly forbidden, I will go in to see the king; and if I perish, I perish.”17 So Mordecai did as Esther told him to. (Esther 4:13-17)
d) The King Just Then Reads Of Mordecai's Loyalty
i) 6 1-2 That night the king had trouble sleeping and decided to read awhile. He ordered the historical records of his kingdom from the library, and in them he came across the item telling how Mordecai had exposed the plot of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, watchmen at the palace gates, who had plotted to assassinate him. 3 “What reward did we ever give Mordecai for this?” the king asked.His courtiers replied, “Nothing!” (Esther 6:1-3)
e) Esther's Intervention
i) 3 And at last Queen Esther replied, “If I have won your favor, O King, and if it please Your Majesty, save my life and the lives of my people. 4 For I and my people have been sold to those who will destroy us. We are doomed to destruction and slaughter. If we were only to be sold as slaves, perhaps I could remain quiet, though even then there would be incalculable damage to the king that no amount of money could begin to cover.” 5 “What are you talking about?” King Ahasuerus demanded. “Who would dare touch you?”6 Esther replied, “This wicked Haman is our enemy.” Then Haman grew pale with fright before the king and queen. (Esther 7:3-6)
f) The Fate of Haman
i) 9 Then Harbona, one of the king’s aides, said, “Sir, Haman has just ordered a 75-foot gallows constructed, to hang Mordecai, the man who saved the king from assassination! It stands in Haman’s courtyard.” “Hang Haman on it,” the king ordered. 10 So they did, and the king’s wrath was pacified. (Esther 7:9-10)
2. What can we draw out out from this story?
a) Rest assured: "Haman" will eventually be hanged by his own gallows.
Psalm 7:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
15 He made a pit and dug it out,
And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
Proverbs 26:27 New King James Version (NKJV)
And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
Proverbs 26:27 New King James Version (NKJV)
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
Psalm 141:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
Psalm 141:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
While I escape safely.
Proverbs 28:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
He himself will fall into his own pit;
But the blameless will inherit good.
While I escape safely.
Proverbs 28:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
He himself will fall into his own pit;
But the blameless will inherit good.
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