He took Haman and went to Esther's banquet.
Chapter 6
Verses 1-3: The king could not sleep that night, so he commanded and took the chronicle, and read it before him, and wrote in it that Mordecai heard that Bigdana and Teres, the two eunuchs of the king who kept the door, were trying to assassinate King Ahasuerus. The king said, "What honor and magnificence have you given Mordecai for this?" The body answered, "Nothing has been given to him."
Have you ever woken up with your eyes open at night? What do you do with your eyes open? Are you staying up all night?
Have you ever not slept before God because of your faith problems? Have you ever not slept at night thinking, ‘How can I live a religious life right before God?’ thinking about the truth, thinking about faith and faith, making resolutions, or worrying about faith?
Even if I pray all night, I don't do much because of religious issues, and when something happens at home, I think about it and find a solution. If I wasted my days because of my faith problem, I would receive a lot of love from God... It is a very noble faith.
But looking at the text, the king did not sleep, is this salvation? It seems that God did not put the king to sleep. Because of the salvation of God's chosen people, King Ahasuerus, king of Pasa, is not put to sleep. This is why they read the royal diary, and Mordecai enters.
It means that Haman had just arrived outside the king's gate when he kept the king from sleeping and asked, 'Who is standing outside?' Or that Haman arrived in front of the king to obtain permission to kill Mordecai on the night along Haman Avenue. The timing is exquisite. The king is trying to exalt people, and Haman is trying to kill people.
But seeing that God cares for and protects the saints, and provides for the work of salvation until the last day, it is hard to believe that Haman's things (every conditions of the world) he does not stand out or envy are left to be what their enemies think. Obviously not God's will.
How did Haman feel when he let Haman in? You must have thought, 'That's right, now is the time to say it'. Now all you have to do is open your mouth and ask for permission.
From a third person's point of view, you would think, 'Now Mordecai is dead' when you see the scene where the king asks Haman to come in and goes in to get permission to kill Mordecai. You will feel that there is no opportunity or hope.
What would have happened if Haman had said that before the king said, “What reward will be given to those who have done good to the king?” If Mordecai had seen this saying without faith, his heart would have melted.
However, when the king asked, “What would you like to do to those who honored the king?” Haman said at this time, saying, “You must be treated like a king, and you must be proud.”
It is true that those who exalt the king should be treated as kings and boast as Haman said, but it is incorrect because he is speaking about himself. If he was speaking of Mordecai, Haman himself would not have died. Those who desire to be exalted will be humbled!
Verse 10: Then the king said to Haman, “According to your word, take your robe and horse, and do it to Mordecai the Jew who is sitting at the gate of the palace, without missing anything from what you have said.
What color did Haman's face change when he heard this?
As the king had said, Mordecai did so, and Haman went around the city with his mouth, boasting Mordecai.
When he shouted the proud words, he probably didn't shout because he felt good, but with a grumpy voice.
Verses 12-14: Mordecai returned to the gate of the palace again, and Haman, troubled, wrapped his head and returned home in haste, and told Ceres his wife and all his friends all that had happened to him. He said, "If Mordecai is indeed of the tribe of Judah, then you are beginning to be humiliated before him, and you will surely fall before him, not able to overcome him." The king's eunuchs did not stop talking yet, and the king's eunuchs came and took Haman and went quickly to Esther's banquet.
After Haman had finished his work, he returned home, tied up his flaky forehead and lay down. Now the situation has completely changed.
Seeing this behavior, his wife and friends asked him to tell the truth, and they said, 'If that is the case, then you will be succumbed to Mordecai.
Before these words could be finished, the king's eunuchs came in and took Haman and quickly went out to the banquet.
At the first banquet (when the queen sang), it was fun and jumped out like a rabbit, but now the second time, Haman's footsteps are like a ball of iron. But now I have no choice but to go even if I don't want to go.
When we imagine this scene where we are dragged along even though we do not want to go, is there any way of salvation in such a scene? Even if you don't want to go to the feast on the last day, there are people you have to go to.
The saints are so passionate about the world that they hold on not to go, but won't two angels come and put their shoulders on each other's shoulders? Which spirit would not go? It will take you by force. no reason works