Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!

Esther 6:12-7:10

His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him—you will surely come to ruin!” While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman away to the banquet Esther had prepared.

Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this is my request. For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.

King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, “Who is he? Where is he—the man who has dared to do such a thing?”

Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!

Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. The king got up in a rage, left his wine and went out into the palace garden. But Haman, realizing that the king had already decided his fate, stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life.

Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?”

As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, “A pole reaching to a height of fifty cubits stands by Haman’s house. He had it set up for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.”

The king said, “Impale him on it!” So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.

Embarrassed and humiliated, he finds no comfort at home. His superstitious wife and friends see in this the beginning of his downfall. 'Mordecai is a Jew,' the writer has Haman's wife said. 'You cannot overcome him.'

After dinner on the second evening. Esther makes her request. Haman is dumbfounded. And his action in throwing himself at Esther's feet as she reclines on her couch only succeeds in adding attempted rape to the charges against him. In the supreme irony of things, he ends his life on the gallows he himself had made.

Why?

All of these happened in perfect and right timer, the Lord is in control in the background. It is the fate of Maman who has to die. for he is too proud and even his heart beyond the king.

Even his wife and friends said you will surely come to ruin! after he served Mordecai.

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1. 謙卑者知道如何處卑賤，也知道如何處豐富

莫底改還是回到門口，因為他的工作就是守朝門，安於本份。哈曼卻蒙頭急忙回家，到目前為止他沒有損失任何東西。驕傲的人特別容易受傷。我們是否是玻璃心。謙卑的人在歡喜之後，不會去到處宣傳，知道他本來就不配了。

2.以斯帖智慧的請求

王主動問以斯帖的請求。她不在朝堂求，因為這是家事。表示自己是如何卑微，向王示弱。是王后、奴婢都沒有關係，只是考慮到王的損失。這是說話的智慧，是謙卑的心才能說出來的話，只求活下去。我們常向主求的是什麼? 當求生命，求得著更豐盛的生命，讓主的名得榮耀，主的心意得滿足！

3.神的智慧

賜下金杖。莫底改得榮耀在宴席的當天，證明猶太人對王有救駕有功。王此時不知該怎麼辦?撤回自己的成命嗎？正好給王一個機會，看到哈曼在趴王后的塌上，是可以明正言順的辦哈曼。神感動以斯帖，邀請一位討厭的人一起來赴宴。最後一根稻草也是哈曼自己造成的。

人愈為自己，愈為自己扣分。一般人是不為自己求益處，天誅地滅。

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How?

The Lord is my shepherd, obey God's word and humble myself, the blessing of the Lord will be with us.