Esther 7:7-10
And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Haman's plot was revealed to the king, and he was justifiably angry. Ahasuerus had trusted Haman, and Haman repaid that trust by scheming to kill the queen and all her people. This behavior would not be tolerated! So Harbonah, one of the king's chamberlains, suggested that Haman be hanged on the gallows that he had built for Mordecai. The king thought that was a pretty good idea, and Haman was hanged for his subterfuge.
This story has a happy and a sad ending. The happy ending is that the bad guy got what was coming to him and there was not a long drawn out process to that end. The king was done with Haman almost instantly when he found out what Haman was planning. He did not engage in any disbelief when his wife told him what Haman was up to; he immediately believed her and decided to do something about the problem. The sad ending is that it didn't have to end like this. Haman was exposed to the people of God and could have easily accepted their God as his god, but he chose not to...which proved to be deadly in the end. He could have been counted as righteous, as Abraham was, but chose not only to reject the ways of the God of Israel, but he wanted to destroy those who believed in God.
This same happy and sad ending happens every day in our lives. There are those who reject the God of the Bible and earn their destruction. Sometimes it is swift and clean, other times it is protracted and painful, but in either scenario, the one who rejects the God of the Bible will get what is coming to him or her. Their sad ending is sometimes on display for the world to see. At the same time, the happy ending comes when one accepts the Savior of the world and surrenders his or her life to Him. When that happens and death comes, which will come to every person reading these words, the happy ending is that he or she will spend eternity in heaven with Jesus, in the place that He has prepared for us (John 14:2-3).
If you do not have a relationship with the LORD Jesus Christ, it is not yet too late for you! You can place your trust in Him right now, and you can be a part of the family of God by confessing your sin and your need for a Savior, asking Him to be the LORD and Master of your life. If you do, and you do so in sincerity, He will not turn you away (John 6:37).
Esther 7:7-10
And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Haman's plot was revealed to the king, and he was justifiably angry. Ahasuerus had trusted Haman, and Haman repaid that trust by scheming to kill the queen and all her people. This behavior would not be tolerated! So Harbonah, one of the king's chamberlains, suggested that Haman be hanged on the gallows that he had built for Mordecai. The king thought that was a pretty good idea, and Haman was hanged for his subterfuge.
This story has a happy and a sad ending. The happy ending is that the bad guy got what was coming to him and there was not a long drawn out process to that end. The king was done with Haman almost instantly when he found out what Haman was planning. He did not engage in any disbelief when his wife told him what Haman was up to; he immediately believed her and decided to do something about the problem. The sad ending is that it didn't have to end like this. Haman was exposed to the people of God and could have easily accepted their God as his god, but he chose not to...which proved to be deadly in the end. He could have been counted as righteous, as Abraham was, but chose not only to reject the ways of the God of Israel, but he wanted to destroy those who believed in God.
This same happy and sad ending happens every day in our lives. There are those who reject the God of the Bible and earn their destruction. Sometimes it is swift and clean, other times it is protracted and painful, but in either scenario, the one who rejects the God of the Bible will get what is coming to him or her. Their sad ending is sometimes on display for the world to see. At the same time, the happy ending comes when one accepts the Savior of the world and surrenders his or her life to Him. When that happens and death comes, which will come to every person reading these words, the happy ending is that he or she will spend eternity in heaven with Jesus, in the place that He has prepared for us (John 14:2-3).
If you do not have a relationship with the LORD Jesus Christ, it is not yet too late for you! You can place your trust in Him right now, and you can be a part of the family of God by confessing your sin and your need for a Savior, asking Him to be the LORD and Master of your life. If you do, and you do so in sincerity, He will not turn you away (John 6:37).
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