Meanwhile, the king had an unusual night. "The king's sleep fled," the Bible tells us, so he had the official reports read aloud to him. The reading included the report of an assassination plot against Ahasuerus. He remembered the affair, the would-be-murderers were caught and executed. What, though, about the man who exposed the plot -Mordecai? Suddenly alert, the king asked how Mordecai had been rewarded. The answer? Nothing at all had been done for the man. - Read ESTHER 6:1-3.
Agitated, the king asked what court officials were available to help him correct his oversight. Of all people, Haman was in the king's court-early, it seems, because he was eager to secure permission to execute Mordecai. But before Haman would make his request, the king asked him how best to honor a man who had won the king's favor. Haman assumed that the king had him in mind. So Haman devised a lavish honor: Clothe the man in royal garb, and have a hight official parade him around Shushan on the king's own horse, calling out the man's praises for all to heart. Imagine the expression on Haman's face when he learned that the man to be honored was Mordecai! And whom did the king assign to sing out Mordecai's praises? Haman! - ESTHER 6:4-10.
Next time: Patience Paves the Way to Justice - Conclusion
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