Here we are at the beginning of week eight. We are now going to see what life is like for the king and queen without Haman around. He's been in the picture since the beginning. Did you notice one of the first things the king does? He gives Esther Haman's estate. Then, Mordecai comes in to meet the king (after Esther finally told the king how they were related) and the king gives Mordecai his signet ring! Of course, we know Mordecai is honorable and is worthy of this responsibility, but the king had just met him. Then Esther passes Haman's estate over to Mordecai. Do you think the king should have given Mordecai the signet ring so soon? What are your thoughts on this?
Esther, though she may have been flattered by the estate and Mordecai getting Haman's job, still hadn't received what she wanted - the Jews saved from destruction. So, she pleads and begs with the king to save her life, her family's life and all of the Jews. The king was posed with a problem. He loved Esther, but couldn't grant her her request. Have you ever been in this situation? You love someone, but you can't agree with their request or what they are doing? It could be because they are obviously doing wrong and you don't approve, or it could just be because you are physically not capable of helping them. In this situation, the problem was that any law signed and stamped with the king's ring could not be reversed.
As we go through this week, we'll see how the king and Esther deal with this situation. In the end, it all happens just like God planned. Which reminds me, even though we may be in a situation where we feel there is no hope, God knows how it will end. He will take us step-by-step to the other side of the situation. After it's all said and done, we will be able to look back and see where God guided us every step of the way.
This week I am going to do two extra posts. I have something I would like to post tomorrow, in light of the inauguration. I'll also post some information about the new study coming up (since we are on week 8 of 9) on Wednesday. Invite your friends to take a look at the blog tomorrow and Wednesday.
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I think I understand why the king trusted Mordecai immediately, remember he did save his life a few years before, but why be so hasty in filling Haman's job? Personally, I think Xerxes is lazy. He wants to sit back and enjoy life while someone else does the dirty work, in his name. That's my personal opinion. If he had to fill the position immediately, the couldn't have chosen a better person than Mordecai.
I wonder though if Xerxes knew of the name of Mordecai because after all he had only a few days earlier rewarded him for saving the king's life. Also, prior to that, he had to know that Mordecai sat at the king's gate and did his job faithfully. I wonder since Xerxes had just rewarded Mordecai and knew that he was faithful to the king that was why he was immediately given the job.
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