HAMAN: "THE MAN WHO PLOTTED TO DESTROY GOD'S PEOPLE.'' (3 OF 7)
Scripture: Esther 3:2-6
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Haman: "The Man Who Plotted to Destroy God's People.'' (3 of 7)
Series: Greatest Villains of the Bible
Richard Bradley
Esther 3:2-6
2 And all the king's servants who were within the king's gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay homage.
3 Then the king's servants who were within the king's gate said to Mordecai, ''Why do you transgress the king's command?'' 4 Now it happened, when they spoke to him daily and he would not listen to them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether Mordecai's words would stand; for Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew. 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath. 6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus -- the people of Mordecai.
Haman's story clearly illustrates the Biblical principle that things are not always as they appear to be. Because of his hatred for Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all of the Jews. In the end, Haman was hanged on the very gallows he intended for Mordecai. We all like a story with a good ending. This good ending teaches that God is always in control even when wickedness and evil seem to be winning the day.
HAMAN'S STORY TEACHES US THAT EVIL KNOWS NO LIMITATIONS OR BOUNDARIES EXCEPT THOSE IMPOSED BY GOD (Esther 3:2-6:
2 And all the king's servants who were within the king's gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay homage.
3 Then the king's servants who were within the king's gate said to Mordecai, ''Why do you transgress the king's command?''
4 Now it happened, when they spoke to him daily and he would not listen to them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether Mordecai's words would stand; for Mordecai had told them that he was a ...
Series: Greatest Villains of the Bible
Richard Bradley
Esther 3:2-6
2 And all the king's servants who were within the king's gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay homage.
3 Then the king's servants who were within the king's gate said to Mordecai, ''Why do you transgress the king's command?'' 4 Now it happened, when they spoke to him daily and he would not listen to them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether Mordecai's words would stand; for Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew. 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath. 6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus -- the people of Mordecai.
Haman's story clearly illustrates the Biblical principle that things are not always as they appear to be. Because of his hatred for Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all of the Jews. In the end, Haman was hanged on the very gallows he intended for Mordecai. We all like a story with a good ending. This good ending teaches that God is always in control even when wickedness and evil seem to be winning the day.
HAMAN'S STORY TEACHES US THAT EVIL KNOWS NO LIMITATIONS OR BOUNDARIES EXCEPT THOSE IMPOSED BY GOD (Esther 3:2-6:
2 And all the king's servants who were within the king's gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay homage.
3 Then the king's servants who were within the king's gate said to Mordecai, ''Why do you transgress the king's command?''
4 Now it happened, when they spoke to him daily and he would not listen to them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether Mordecai's words would stand; for Mordecai had told them that he was a ...
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