{"id":2505,"date":"2017-11-10T00:26:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T00:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblestudies4you.com\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2017-11-10T00:37:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T00:37:44","slug":"the-story-of-queen-esther-part-nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblestudies4you.com\/?p=2505","title":{"rendered":"The Story of Queen Esther, Part Nine."},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Pride Comes Before a Fall.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Esther 6: 4-14<\/u><\/h1>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 We see now that Haman\u2019s star has begun to slip badly. Here he was rushing in to see the king first thing in the morning to get permission to see Mordecai swing from the gallows\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The king meantime, had just woken up and was still thinking about his lack of a\u00a0 reward for Mordecai for saving his life.<\/p>\n

His first words to Haman\u00a0 were, \u201cWhat should be done to the man who the king wants to honour?\u201d Haman in his arrogance immediately thought, \u201cWho would that be but me?\u201d\u00a0 As his pride rose to the top, he told the king to have him robed in the highest uniform and insignia of the day, the king\u2019s own clothes and crown in fact. The man was to be put on the king\u2019s own horse and paraded around the city streets with trumpets blaring and placards saying that the king was honouring this man. How his face must have fallen when he was commanded to do this himself to his hated enemy Mordecai!<\/p>\n

He nearly fell over in shock, but knew that to refuse was to sign his own death warrant. It would be impossible to know exactly how Haman felt, having to do this to the man he hated so much! Every step would have been like a sword turning in his heart.<\/p>\n

He rushed home in mortification and went to bed sulking with his face to the wall. His wife was no comfort to him either, she merely said \u201cYou\u2019ve begun to fall from grace, be careful now!\u201d As she was speaking to him, the servant came rushing in reminding him that he was late for his appointment to the queen\u2019s banquet this night as well.<\/p>\n

This is one of the most graphic stories there is, illustrating the fact that pride comes before a fall. Our Lord Jesus tells a parable concerning this very thing and points out that it is better to stay humble and wait for others to give one honour than to take it for oneself!\u00a0\u00a0 (Luke 14:7-11)<\/em><\/p>\n

Haman so proud was told to go, And put Mordecai on public show\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u201cHere is the king’s honoured one\u201d, He had to shout as this was done.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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