Esther 6:1-14
6:1 The night of Esther's banquet, the king went to bed but could not sleep. Perhaps to induce a slumber, the king requested that the book of records be brought to him.
6:2-3 This is where we truly begin to see God's intricate work in the details of our lives. The king comes across Mordecai's name and realizes that Mordecai was never honored for saving the kings life (in chapter 2).
6:4-5 At the same time moment of the king's rediscovery of Mordecai, Haman entered the king's court to suggest Mordecai's murder. But the king had just been reminded of Mordecai's honor. This is truly exquisite timing! The book of Esther does not specifically mention God; instead, it allows us to relate to Esther and Mordecai because no one narrates all of the specific things God is doing behind the scenes of their life. No one narrates the things God is doing in our life, but God is still doing them.
6:6 The king asked Haman: What shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor? Ironically (arrogantly), Haman assumed the king was speaking about him.
6:7-9 So Haman answered the question greedily. With each line, he envisioned himself receiving the honor. Instead, Haman designed Mordecai's honor:
let a royal robe be brought which the king has worn, and a horse on which the king has ridden, which has a royal crest placed on its head. Then let this robe and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that he may array the man whom the king delights to honor. Then parade him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him: ‘Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!’
God arranged the circumstances so that Haman honored the man he meant to punish. Exalted the man he meant to hang. Haman handed everything he wanted for himself to the man he (unjustly) despised. What Haman meant for evil, God cleverly transformed into good for His faithful child, Genesis 50:20.
6:10 Once Haman finished speaking, the king told Haman to hurry and bestow those honors upon Mordecai.
6:11 Haman must have been flummoxed to so quickly see the complete reversal of his plans that night. God loves to surprise His children with blessings; simultaneously, he surprises the evil with His immutable power.
6:12 Haman actually mourned. It is extremely poor character to mourn the success of a righteous person. Others' success should not make us jealous or cruel. He went home and told his wife, Zeresh, and friends about the turn of events. Haman's friends and wife realized and then told Haman that he would not be able to prevail over Mordecai. This evil cabal recognized and admitted their inability against God's might!
Evil will not triumph over a righteous child of God.
6:14 In the middle of their conversation, Haman was called away to once again join the king for Esther's banquet. God's plan had not yet entirely unfolded. God is thorough; He is precise. The matter of Haman's decree to kill innocents was still unresolved.
